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 wer...

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Autores principales: Ismail, Hussain Imam Muhammad, Tan, Kah Kee, Lee, Yin Leng, Pau, Wilson S.C., Razali, Kamarul A.M., Mohamed, Thahira, Adnan, Tassha, Subramaniam, Premaa, Hanif, Jamaiyah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21470467
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1704.101212
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Sumario: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.

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