Burden of pediatric influenza A virus infection post swine-flu H1N1 pandemic in Egypt

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 693-698

  Khattab, Adel ^a,b   Shaheen, Malak ^b   Kamel, Terez ^b   Faramay, Amel El ^b   Rahman, Safaa Abd El ^b   Nabil, Dalia ^b   Gouda, Mohamed ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Burden; Children; Egypt; Influenza A virus; Influenza like illness

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; OSELTAMIVIR;

ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EGYPT; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA A RAPID TEST; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MYALGIA; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SWINE INFLUENZA; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BURDEN; CHILDREN; EGYPT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA LIKE ILLNESS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PANDEMICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84879859590     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(13)60120-0     Document Type: Article

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