Concurrent comparison of epidemiology, clinical presentation and outcome between adult patients suffering from the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus and the seasonal influenza A virus infection
Concurrent comparison of epidemiology, clinical presentation and outcome between adult patients suffering from the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus and the seasonal influenza A virus infection
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DOI:
10.1136/pgmj.2009.096206
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发表时间:
2010-09-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Yuen, Kwok-Yung
中科院分区:
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作者:
To, Kelvin K. W.;Wong, Samson S. Y.;Yuen, Kwok-Yung
Purpose of study The demographics, clinical features and outcome of patients with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 infection were compared with a concurrent cohort of patients with seasonal influenza A infectionStudy design The clinical and microbiological data of hospitalised adult patients admitted between 29 June and 28 October 2009, with pandemic A (H1N1) 2009 or seasonal influenza A infection, were analysedResults A total of 186 patients including 69 pandemic A (H1N1) and 117 seasonal influenza were analysed The majority (75%) under 50 years of age had pandemic A (H1N1) Compared with seasonal influenza, pandemic A (H1N1) patients were younger (median age 47 years vs 76 years, p