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Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 31(6): 653-5, 2012 Jun.
Article
de Anglais
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22414906
RÉSUMÉ
We assessed the impact of the H1N1 influenza pandemic on acute respiratory infection in young children from low-income families in Brazil. Influenza (specifically H1N1) detection in acute respiratory infection quintupled during the pandemic and, during its peak, it was associated with 30% of all acute respiratory infection visits to the emergency department. H1N1 was also associated with increased risk of hospitalization and coinfection.