Clinical profile and outcome in 100 patients admitted with pandemic influenza in four intensive care units in Uruguay during the winter of 2009

Abstract

The weekly ILI morbidity and influenza positive samples in selected sites Conclusion: This active surveillance showed a certain existence of ILI morbidity and hospitalization especially among 0-4 age children, but there was no death observed during this period. In addition there were some cases of ILI seen while no influenza was detected. A multiple year study is necessary to figure out the disease burden of influenza and at the same time further study including etiological study is also necessary. At the moment, this community based information is useful to respond current pandemic (H1N1) 2009.