A clinical study of hospitalized H1N1 infected children in Western Rajasthan.
OBJECTIVE
To study the cases of H1N1 influenza admitted in our hospital.


METHODS
Hospital records of all the admitted patients diagnosed as H1N1 positive by throat swab rt-PCR (real time polymerase chain reaction) were retrospectively studied.


RESULTS
Between November 2009 and February 2010 total 62 children were hospitalized with 2009 H1N1 influenza virus infection. Of the admitted children, 19 (30.6%) were admitted in ICU and 4 (6.4%) expired. Consolidation was observed in 25 (40%) cases while 4 (6%) patients had pleural effusion and 1 patient each developed pneumothorax and pulmonary edema.


CONCLUSIONS
Pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza caused serious respiratory complications in children not usually seen with seasonal influenza.
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Department of Pediatrics, Umaid Hospital for Women and Children, Regional Institute for Maternal & Child Health, Dr S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. dradarshpurohit@gmail.com
Purohit
Adarsh
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D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D058873:Pandemics; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
D012367:RNA, Viral