Neurologic complications of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09: surveillance in 6 pediatric hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We sought to determine the range and extent of neurologic complications due to pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 infection (pH1N1'09) in children hospitalized with influenza.

Methods

Active hospital-based surveillance in 6 Australian tertiary pediatric referral centers between June 1 and September 30, 2009, for children aged <15 years with laboratory-confirmed pH1N1'09.

Results

A total of 506 children with pH1N1'09 were hospitalized, of whom 49 (9.7%) had neurologic complications; median age 4.8 years (range 0.5-12.6 years) compared with 3.7 years (0.01-14.9 years) in those without complications. Approximately one-half (55.1%) of the children with neurologic complications had preexisting medical conditions, and 42.8% had preexisting neurologic conditions. On

SUBMITTER: Khandaker G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4098823 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature