Risk Factors for Complicated Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Disease in Children
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
; : 232-236, 2013.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-305714
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>INTRODUCTION</b>Singapore had its first case of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 on 26 May 2009. As of 3 August 2009, 440 children with confirmed H1N1were admitted to KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH).</p><p><b>MATERIALS AND METHODS</b>This is a retrospective case control study of children admitted from 26 May 2009 to 19 July 2009 with H1N1infection. Cases and controls were first differentiated by whether they were complicated or non-complicated in nature, and subsequently analysed with regards to possible independent risk factors.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>We analysed 143 admitted children; 48 cases and 95 controls (1 2 ratio). Significant comorbidity was found in 20.3% (n = 29) of patients with the majority having asthma (n = 18, 12.6 %) followed by obesity (n = 7, 4.9%). Binary logistic regression analysis showed risk factors for complicated disease were comorbidity (adjusted OR 6.0, 95% CI, 2.5 to 14.6, P < 0.0001) and age <2 years (adjusted OR 9.8, 95% CI, 2.4 to 40, P = 0.001). Age less than 5 years was not found to be a risk factor.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>In the early stages of an evolving influenza epidemic when oseltamivir stocks are low, oseltamivir treatment for influenza can be streamlined and offered to those at highest risk who are under 2 years old or have significant comorbidity to prevent complicated disease.</p>
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Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
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ODS3 - Meta 3.3 Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.3: Acabar com as doenças tropicais negligenciadas e combater as doenças transmissíveis
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Pneumonía
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Antivirais
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Asma
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Convulsões
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Singapura
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Virologia
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Bronquite
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Estudos de Casos e Controles
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Fatores de Risco
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Estudos de Coortes
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Criança
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Criança, pré-escolar
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Artigo