Clinical features of adults younger and older than 50 years hospitalized with influenza A H1N1 2009 in a private hospital in Santiago, Chile

INTRODUCTION: The new pandemic influenza A H1N1 2009 virus has shown a different clinical behavior in different age groups.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical features of adult patients hospitalized with influenza AH1N1 2009 and compare the clinical and demographic variables among adults < 50 years and over 50 years old.

PATIENTS AND METHOD: We included hospitalized patients between May 17 and July 17, 2009 confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or rapid test for influenza A.

RESULTS: 124 patients were hospitalized with a median age of 33 years (range: 15-82 years). 36% had comorbidities and the main symptoms were fever, cough, myalgia and sore throat. There were 16 cases with pneumonia. From 124 patients, 77% were < 50 and 23% > or = 50, [corrected] with comorbidity of 21% and 86%, respectively. There were no fatalities.

CONCLUSIONS: Hospitalized patients had mild to moderate disease, a benign course and short hospitalization stay. There were more hospitalizations in A-49 and higher comorbidity in A-50.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Rev Chilena Infectol. 2010 Aug;27(4):358

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2010

Erschienen:

2010

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia - 27(2010), 2 vom: 21. Apr., Seite 139-43

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Caracterización clínica de adultos menores y mayores de 50 años hospitalizados por influenza A H1N1 2009 en un centro hospitalario privado en Santiago, Chile

Beteiligte Personen:

Baehr M, Franz [VerfasserIn]
Morín R, Gissella [VerfasserIn]
Del Solar H, José A [VerfasserIn]
Olivi R, Henry [VerfasserIn]
Torres T, Juan P [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 12.10.2010

Date Revised 04.11.2010

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: Rev Chilena Infectol. 2010 Aug;27(4):358

Citation Status MEDLINE

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/S0716-10182010000200007

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM198897227