Hospitalized Patients with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Kenya

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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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• Description:
  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:
  • Dispatch
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(9):1744-1746.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kenya
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23661/cdc_23661_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 164.71 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f9c414720e795a81e3fa4ebc57dd660de453abf87efdf20d9dfd6e83718736d9