TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical spectrum, risk factors, and outcomes of children with laboratory-confirmed influenza infection managed in a single tertiary hospital
T2 - A 6-year retrospective cohort study
AU - Al Ali, Alya
AU - Al Kuwaiti, Najla
AU - Al Kaabi, Eiman
AU - Al Kaabi, Salwa
AU - Al Kaabi, Aysha
AU - Narchi, Hassib
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors. Health Science Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Background: Influenza is a highly contagious disease that causes severe illness each year. Data in the United Arab Emirates are scarce. Objectives: To study the seasonality, morbidity, mortality rate, and comorbidities associated with confirmed influenza infection in a tertiary hospital in Al-Ain city, UAE. Methods: Retrospective study, from 2012 to 2017, of the electronic medical records in Tawam hospital, of children up to 15 years of age with laboratory-confirmed influenza infection. Results: There were 1392 children, with the highest number in 2017 (n = 461, 33%). The incidence peaked between October and March. The infection was more common between 1 and 11 years of age (n = 948, 68%). The overall prevalence of influenza A (n = 1144, 82%) was higher than influenza B (n = 276, 19.8%). One-third of the patients required admission. The commonest underlying comorbidity was asthma (n = 170, 12%). The two commonest complications were pneumonia (n = 165, 12%) and acute otitis media (n = 82, 6%). Conclusion: Our findings serve as a benchmark for comparison with reports from other countries and need to be considered when reviewing the national vaccination program.
AB - Background: Influenza is a highly contagious disease that causes severe illness each year. Data in the United Arab Emirates are scarce. Objectives: To study the seasonality, morbidity, mortality rate, and comorbidities associated with confirmed influenza infection in a tertiary hospital in Al-Ain city, UAE. Methods: Retrospective study, from 2012 to 2017, of the electronic medical records in Tawam hospital, of children up to 15 years of age with laboratory-confirmed influenza infection. Results: There were 1392 children, with the highest number in 2017 (n = 461, 33%). The incidence peaked between October and March. The infection was more common between 1 and 11 years of age (n = 948, 68%). The overall prevalence of influenza A (n = 1144, 82%) was higher than influenza B (n = 276, 19.8%). One-third of the patients required admission. The commonest underlying comorbidity was asthma (n = 170, 12%). The two commonest complications were pneumonia (n = 165, 12%) and acute otitis media (n = 82, 6%). Conclusion: Our findings serve as a benchmark for comparison with reports from other countries and need to be considered when reviewing the national vaccination program.
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U2 - 10.1002/hsr2.432
DO - 10.1002/hsr2.432
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85121880585
SN - 2398-8835
VL - 4
JO - Health Science Reports
JF - Health Science Reports
IS - 4
M1 - e432
ER -