title: Increased extent of and risk factors for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and seasonal influenza among children, Israel.
abstract: During the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak in Israel, incidence rates among children were 2× higher than that of the previous 4 influenza seasons; hospitalization rates were 5× higher. Children hospitalized for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were older and had more underlying chronic diseases than those hospitalized for seasonal influenza.
authors: Hadassah-Hebrew University Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel. engelhard@hadassah.org.il
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authors: Bromberg
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mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D058873:Pandemics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric