Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis . The recent characteristics of influenza-related hospitalization in Japanese children

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Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis


. 2021 Mar 4.
doi: 10.1007/s10096-021-04208-3. Online ahead of print.
The recent characteristics of influenza-related hospitalization in Japanese children


Shunsuke Watanabe ^{1 2} , Takayuki Hoshina ³ , Masumi Kojiro ² , Koichi Kusuhara ¹



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• PMID: 33661411
• DOI: 10.1007/s10096-021-04208-3

Abstract

We investigated the recent epidemiology and characteristics of influenza-related hospitalization in Japanese children. This study included 3741 children with influenza. Children hospitalized for febrile seizures (FS) induced by etiologies other than influenza also served as a disease control. Most outpatients (92.8%) visited our hospital with complaints of respiratory symptoms, whereas FS were the most predominant symptoms of inpatients (58/154, 37.7%). Children with influenza-induced FS were significantly older than those with FS induced by other etiologies (P <0.001). Although the characteristics of severe influenza may vary throughout the world, the analysis of influenza-induced neurological disorders is important for understanding its epidemiology.

Keywords: Febrile seizures; Geographical difference; Hospitalization; Influenza virus; Older children.