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 (

Citation

Klassen, T. P., Kuppermann, N., Newton, A. S., Fitzpatrick, E., Black, K. J., Valerio, P., …Macias, C. G. (2013). Predictors of severe H1N1 infection in children presenting within Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN): Retrospective case-control study. BMJ, 347(7921), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f4836

• 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.