title: Characteristics of children hospitalized for pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Malaysia.
abstract: To determine effects of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 on children in the tropics, we examined characteristics of children hospitalized for this disease in Malaysia. Of 1,362 children, 51 (3.7%) died, 46 of whom were in an intensive care unit. Although disease was usually mild, ≥ 1 concurrent conditions were associated with higher death rates.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Hussain Imam
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Muhammad Ismail
authors.forename: Kah Kee
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Yin Leng
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Wilson S C
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Pau
authors.forename: Kamarul A M
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Razali
authors.forename: Thahira
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.forename: Tassha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adnan
authors.forename: Premaa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
authors.forename: Jamaiyah
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hanif
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000502:physiology*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D058873:Pandemics