Complications and factors associated with severity of influenza in hospitalized children and adults during the pandemic wave of A (H1N1) pdm2009 infections—the …

D Ploin, C Chidiac, F Carrat, B Cohen… - Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background The emergence of novel A (H1N1) pdm2009 virus threatened to lead to
frequent severe manifestations. Objectives To describe the clinical, virological, and
biological characteristics of the disease and identify the factors associated with severe
presentations. Study design This prospective multicenter study recruited consecutive
hospitalized patients with confirmed A (H1N1) pdm2009 disease. Clinical, virological and
biological assessments were carried out at inclusion and 30 days post-inclusion. Disease …