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The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9690, Page 605, 22 August 2009
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doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61511-7
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S Hackett a
, L Hill a, J Patel a, N Ratnaraja b, A Ifeyinwa b, M Farooqi b, U Nusgen c, P Debenham c, D Gandhi c, N Makwana b, E Smit a d, S Welch a
Our experience of the first wave of paediatric H1N1 swine-origin influenza admissions in Birmingham, UK, shows that presentations can be atypical, severity is often associated with underlying disease, and rates of secondary bacterial infection are low. We reviewed the 78 available case notes of 89 children positive for H1N1 influenza by PCR admitted to hospitals across our three Trusts between June 5 and July 4, 2009.
The median age of admission was 5?7 years (range 0?1?16?3); 50 of 89 were male. ...:tiphat:http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61511-7/fulltext
The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9690, Page 605, 22 August 2009
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doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61511-7
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S Hackett a
, L Hill a, J Patel a, N Ratnaraja b, A Ifeyinwa b, M Farooqi b, U Nusgen c, P Debenham c, D Gandhi c, N Makwana b, E Smit a d, S Welch aOur experience of the first wave of paediatric H1N1 swine-origin influenza admissions in Birmingham, UK, shows that presentations can be atypical, severity is often associated with underlying disease, and rates of secondary bacterial infection are low. We reviewed the 78 available case notes of 89 children positive for H1N1 influenza by PCR admitted to hospitals across our three Trusts between June 5 and July 4, 2009.
The median age of admission was 5?7 years (range 0?1?16?3); 50 of 89 were male. ...:tiphat:http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61511-7/fulltext