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Editor, Senior Moderator
Health Sci Rep
. 2021 Nov 17;4(4):e432.
doi: 10.1002/hsr2.432. eCollection 2021 Dec.
Clinical spectrum, risk factors, and outcomes of children with laboratory-confirmed influenza infection managed in a single tertiary hospital: A 6-year retrospective cohort study
Alya Al Ali[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Najla Al Kuwaiti[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Eiman Al Kaabi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Salwa Al Kaabi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Aysha Al Kaabi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hassib Narchi[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: Influenza is a highly contagious disease that causes severe illness each year. Data in the United Arab Emirates are scarce.
Objectives: To study the seasonality, morbidity, mortality rate, and comorbidities associated with confirmed influenza infection in a tertiary hospital in Al-Ain city, UAE.
Methods: Retrospective study, from 2012 to 2017, of the electronic medical records in Tawam hospital, of children up to 15 years of age with laboratory-confirmed influenza infection.
Results: There were 1392 children, with the highest number in 2017 (n = 461, 33%). The incidence peaked between October and March. The infection was more common between 1 and 11 years of age (n = 948, 68%). The overall prevalence of influenza A (n = 1144, 82%) was higher than influenza B (n = 276, 19.8%). One-third of the patients required admission. The commonest underlying comorbidity was asthma (n = 170, 12%). The two commonest complications were pneumonia (n = 165, 12%) and acute otitis media (n = 82, 6%).
Conclusion: Our findings serve as a benchmark for comparison with reports from other countries and need to be considered when reviewing the national vaccination program.
Keywords: United Arab Emirates; children; epidemiological study; hospitalization; influenza; respiratory tract infections.
. 2021 Nov 17;4(4):e432.
doi: 10.1002/hsr2.432. eCollection 2021 Dec.
Clinical spectrum, risk factors, and outcomes of children with laboratory-confirmed influenza infection managed in a single tertiary hospital: A 6-year retrospective cohort study
Alya Al Ali[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Najla Al Kuwaiti[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Eiman Al Kaabi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Salwa Al Kaabi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Aysha Al Kaabi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hassib Narchi[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34869914
- PMCID: PMC8596947
- DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.432
Abstract
Background: Influenza is a highly contagious disease that causes severe illness each year. Data in the United Arab Emirates are scarce.
Objectives: To study the seasonality, morbidity, mortality rate, and comorbidities associated with confirmed influenza infection in a tertiary hospital in Al-Ain city, UAE.
Methods: Retrospective study, from 2012 to 2017, of the electronic medical records in Tawam hospital, of children up to 15 years of age with laboratory-confirmed influenza infection.
Results: There were 1392 children, with the highest number in 2017 (n = 461, 33%). The incidence peaked between October and March. The infection was more common between 1 and 11 years of age (n = 948, 68%). The overall prevalence of influenza A (n = 1144, 82%) was higher than influenza B (n = 276, 19.8%). One-third of the patients required admission. The commonest underlying comorbidity was asthma (n = 170, 12%). The two commonest complications were pneumonia (n = 165, 12%) and acute otitis media (n = 82, 6%).
Conclusion: Our findings serve as a benchmark for comparison with reports from other countries and need to be considered when reviewing the national vaccination program.
Keywords: United Arab Emirates; children; epidemiological study; hospitalization; influenza; respiratory tract infections.