Risk factors and outcomes among children admitted to hospital with pandemic H1N1 influenza

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza — real threat or unjustified panic? The experience of one pediatric hematology-oncology center

“…Most authors report that the clinical course of the new influenza is moderate [2,8]. In our study a mild or asymptomatic course of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza was observed in three-quarters of the patients.…”

“…Nevertheless, authors of numerous studies agree that the course of the disease in patients subject to immune suppressive treatment may be severe, and often even life-threatening. Up to the present, only a few studies describing the course of the disease in children undergoing treatment for cancer have been published [1,2].…”

2009 pandemic Influenza A (H1N1): clinical and laboratory characteristics in pediatric and adult patients and in patients with pulmonary involvement

“…The clinical manifestations of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) greatly varied. While the mild‐form 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) with nonspecific symptoms/signs such as fever, sore throat, and myalgia are usually found, severe cases with fatal outcome have not been uncommonly encountered 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 . The first case of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) was identified in Taiwan on May 20, 2009 11 .…”

Study of the Epidemiological Features and Clinical Manifestations of the Preceding Epidemic of Influenza A (H1N1) as a Guide for Dealing With the 2015 Outbreak in the Qazvin Province, Iran

“…The lowest number of underlying diseases was reported from Mexico, where the absence of underlying diseases was proved in 10 cases (55.5%) from a total of 18 confirmed hospitalized cases with pandemic influenza (21). In a study on the pediatric age group, asthma and neurologic impairment were the most prevalent underlying risk factors (22). Regarding the role of obesity and being overweight, there are established evidences concerning the place of high BMI in severity of disease (19,23,24).…”