Clinical and socioeconomic impact of different types and subtypes of seasonal influenza viruses in children during influenza seasons 2007/2008 and 2008/2009

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Esposito, Susanna ^a   Molteni, Claudio G ^a   Daleno, Cristina ^a   Valzano, Antonia ^a   Fossali, Emilio ^a   Da Dalt, Liviana ^b   Cecinati, Valerio ^c   Bruzzese, Eugenia ^d   Giacchino, Raffaella ^e   Giaquinto, Carlo ^b   Lackenby, Angie ^f   Principi, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A H1N1 influenza virus; Children; Influenza; Pediatrics; Viral subtypes; Viral types

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; STEROID; VIRUS RNA;

AEROSOL; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GENDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H3N2); INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INTERVIEW; ITALY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SOCIOECONOMICS; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENETICS; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80053906345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-271     Document Type: Article

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