Hospitalized patients with 2009 H1N1 influenza infection: the Mayo Clinic experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the clinical course and outcome of adults hospitalized with the 2009 H1N1 influenza infection.

Patients and methods

In this retrospective study, we reviewed the electronic medical records of patients with H1N1 influenza infection treated at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, from May 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.

Results

We identified 1053 patients with H1N1 influenza infection; this study consists of 66 hospitalized adults (6%). Patients' mean +/- SD age was 46.9+/-17.8 years. The 3 most common comorbidities were hypertension in 31 patients (47%), obesity in 29 (44%), and diabetes mellitus in 21 (32%). The most common symptoms were cough in 58 patients (88%), fever or chills in 55 (83%), and dyspnea in 47 (71%). Twenty-nine patients (44%) were

SUBMITTER: Venkata C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2931615 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature