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Pediatr Int. 2012 Apr 16. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2012.03645.x. [Epub ahead of print]
Pediatric Hospitalizations with Influenza A Infection during the 2009/10 Pandemic in 5 Hospitals in Japan.
Kobayashi M, Ohfuji S, Fukushima W, Sugiura S, Kohdera U, Itoh Y, Ide S, Ohbu K, Hirota Y.
Source
Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka 545-8585, JAPAN Department of Pediatrics, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi 441-8570, JAPAN Department of Pediatrics, Nakano Children's Hospital, Osaka 535-0022, JAPAN Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kurume University Medical Center, Kurume 839-0863, JAPAN Department of Nursing, St. Mary's College, Kurume 830-8558, JAPAN Department of Pediatrics, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume 830-8543, JAPAN.
Abstract
Objective: To identify the clinical characteristics of hospitalized children with the 2009 pandemic influenza virus infection in Japan. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed cases of hospitalized children under 16 years of age with laboratory-confirmed influenza A virus infection during the 2009/10 pandemic season in 5 hospitals in Japan. Results: A total of 515 cases were included in the analysis. The median age was 6.3 years (range 0-15), and 216 subjects (41.9%) had one or more underlying medical conditions. There were no fatalities, but 16 patients (3.1%) required intensive care. More than 93% of the subjects received neuraminidase inhibitors, and more than 87% received these medications within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Approximately 80% of all subjects were admitted to hospital within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Conclusions: There were no fatalities, and the proportion of patients with serious illness was substantially lower than previously reported from other countries. Good access to medical services and proactive treatment may have contributed to the lower disease burden of the 2009 pandemic influenza on Japanese children. ? 2012 The Authors. Pediatrics International ? 2012 Japan Pediatric Society.
? 2012 The Authors. Pediatrics International ? 2012 Japan Pediatric Society.
PMID:
22507185
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22507185
Pediatric Hospitalizations with Influenza A Infection during the 2009/10 Pandemic in 5 Hospitals in Japan.
Kobayashi M, Ohfuji S, Fukushima W, Sugiura S, Kohdera U, Itoh Y, Ide S, Ohbu K, Hirota Y.
Source
Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka 545-8585, JAPAN Department of Pediatrics, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi 441-8570, JAPAN Department of Pediatrics, Nakano Children's Hospital, Osaka 535-0022, JAPAN Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kurume University Medical Center, Kurume 839-0863, JAPAN Department of Nursing, St. Mary's College, Kurume 830-8558, JAPAN Department of Pediatrics, St. Mary's Hospital, Kurume 830-8543, JAPAN.
Abstract
Objective: To identify the clinical characteristics of hospitalized children with the 2009 pandemic influenza virus infection in Japan. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed cases of hospitalized children under 16 years of age with laboratory-confirmed influenza A virus infection during the 2009/10 pandemic season in 5 hospitals in Japan. Results: A total of 515 cases were included in the analysis. The median age was 6.3 years (range 0-15), and 216 subjects (41.9%) had one or more underlying medical conditions. There were no fatalities, but 16 patients (3.1%) required intensive care. More than 93% of the subjects received neuraminidase inhibitors, and more than 87% received these medications within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Approximately 80% of all subjects were admitted to hospital within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Conclusions: There were no fatalities, and the proportion of patients with serious illness was substantially lower than previously reported from other countries. Good access to medical services and proactive treatment may have contributed to the lower disease burden of the 2009 pandemic influenza on Japanese children. ? 2012 The Authors. Pediatrics International ? 2012 Japan Pediatric Society.
? 2012 The Authors. Pediatrics International ? 2012 Japan Pediatric Society.
PMID:
22507185
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22507185