Characteristics of children hospitalized for pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Malaysia

To determine effects of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 on children in the tropics, we examined characteristics of children hospitalized for this disease in Malaysia. Of 1,362 children, 51 (3.7%) died, 46 of whom were in an intensive care unit. Although disease was usually mild, ≥ 1 concurrent conditions were...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2011-04, Vol.17 (4), p.708-710
Hauptverfasser:	Muhammad Ismail, Hussain Imam, Tan, Kah Kee, Lee, Yin Leng, Pau, Wilson S C, Razali, Kamarul A M, Mohamed, Thahira, Adnan, Tassha, Subramaniam, Premaa, Hanif, Jamaiyah
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Care and treatment Child Child, Preschool Children co-morbidities Complications and side effects death Demographic aspects Diagnosis Disease transmission Dispatch Drug therapy Female Health aspects Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data hospitalized Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - physiology Influenza, Human - epidemiology Influenza, Human - mortality Malaysia Malaysia - epidemiology Male Oseltamivir phosphate Pandemics Swine influenza tropical
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Zusammenfassung:	To determine effects of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 on children in the tropics, we examined characteristics of children hospitalized for this disease in Malaysia. Of 1,362 children, 51 (3.7%) died, 46 of whom were in an intensive care unit. Although disease was usually mild, ≥ 1 concurrent conditions were associated with higher death rates.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1704.101212