Hospitalized patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Kenya

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1744-1746

  Osoro, Eric Mogaka ^a   Munyua, Peninah ^b,c   Muthoka, Philip ^a   Gikundi, Solomon ^b,c   Njenga, M Kariuki ^b,c   Lifumo, Samwel ^b   Achilla, Racheal ^b,d   Waiboci, Lilian ^b,c   Nzioka, Charles ^a   Omolo, Jared ^a   Feikin, Daniel R ^b,c   Breiman, Robert F ^b,c   Katz, Mark A ^b,c  

^a Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation   (Kenya)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

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

^d US Army Medical Research Unit Kenya   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; KENYA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052177363     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1709.100992     Document Type: Article

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