Predictors of severe H1N1 infection in children presenting within Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN): Retrospective case-control study

Osmond, Martin H.; Fernandes, Ricardo M.; Johnson, David W.; Waisman, Yehezkel; Cheng, Nicholas; Acworth, Jason; Chamberlain, James M.; Plint, Amy; Valerio, Paolo; Black, Karen J.L.; Fitzpatrick, Eleanor; Newton, Amanda S.; Kuppermann, Nathan; Klassen, Terry P.; Dalziel, Stuart R.; Thompson, John M.D.; Macias, Charles G.

Abstract

Objective To identify historical and clinical findings at emergency department presentation associated with severe H1N1 outcome in children presenting with influenza-like illness. Design Multicentre retrospective case-control study. Setting 79 emergency departments of hospitals associated with the Pediatric Emergency Research Networks in 12 countries. Participants 265 children (

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Aug 17, 2013
• Journal: BMJ (Online)
• Print ISSN: 1756-1833
• Electronic ISSN: 1756-1833
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 347
• Issue: 7921
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f4836
• Keywords: swine flu, H1N1, paediatric, prediction
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/929324
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f4836
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Mark Lyttle listed as a collaborator in the project.