Risk factors for hospitalized seasonal influenza in rural western Kenya

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Ope, Maurice O ^a,b,c   Katz, Mark A ^b   Aura, Barrack ^b,d   Gikunju, Stella ^b,d   Njenga, M Kariuki ^b   Ng'ang'a, Zipporah ^c   Vulule, John ^d   Breiman, Robert F ^b   Feikin, Daniel R ^b  

^a Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation   (Kenya)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHILD; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIV TEST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; KENYA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; DEMOGRAPHY; INFLUENZA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASON; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957548796     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020111     Document Type: Article

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