Hospitalized Patients with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Kenya

Osoro, Eric Mogaka; Munyua, Penina; Muthoka, Philip; Gikundi, Solomon; Njenga, M. Kariuki; Lifumo, Samwel; Achilla, Racheal; Waiboci, Lilian; Nzioka, Charles; Omolo, Jared; Feikin, Daniel R.; Breiman, Robert F.; Katz, Mark A.

doi:10.3201/eid1709.100992

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Hospitalized Patients with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Kenya

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By Osoro, Eric Mogaka ; Munyua, Penina ; Muthoka, Philip ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Osoro, Eric Mogaka ; Munyua, Penina ; Muthoka, Philip ; Gikundi, Solomon ; Njenga, M. Kariuki ; Lifumo, Samwel ; Achilla, Racheal ; Waiboci, Lilian ; Nzioka, Charles ; Omolo, Jared ; Feikin, Daniel R. ; Breiman, Robert F. ; Katz, Mark A.
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To describe the epidemiology and clinical course of patients hospitalized with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Kenya, we reviewed medical records of 49 such patients hospitalized during July-November 2009. The median age (7 years) was lower than that in industrialized countries. More patients had HIV than the general Kenyan population.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Dispatch Female Hospitalization Humans Infant Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Length Of Stay Male Middle Aged Pandemics Sentinel Surveillance Young Adult
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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(9):1744-1746.
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Kenya
Location:

Africa
Volume:

17
Issue:

9
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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