Clinical epidemiology and predictors of outcome in children hospitalised with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in 2009: a prospective national study
- Khandaker, G.
- Zurynski, Y.
- Ridley, G.
- Buttery, J.
- Marshall, H.
- Richmond, P.
- Royle, J.
- Gold, M.
- Walls, T.
- Whitehead, B.
- McIntyre, P.
- Wood, N.
- Booy, R.
- Elliott, E.
DOIAbstract
Article first published online: 26 SEP 2014BACKGROUND: There are few large-scale, prospective studies of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in children that identify predictors of adverse outcomes. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to examine clinical epidemiology and predictors for adverse outcomes in children hospitalised with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in Australia. METHODS: Active hospital surveillance in six tertiary paediatric referral centres (June-September, 2009). All children aged <15 years admitted with laboratory-confirmed influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 were studied. RESULTS: Of 601 children admitted with laboratory-confirmed influenza, 506 (84·2%) had influenza A(H1N1)pdm09. Half (51·0%) of children with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 were previously healthy. Hospital sta...
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