Vega-Briceño Luis E, Platzer M Lisbeth, Oyarzún A M Angeliza, Abarca V Katia, Pulgar B Dahiana, Sánchez D Ignacio
Departamento de Pediatría, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.
Rev Chilena Infectol. 2008 Aug;25(4):262-7. Epub 2008 Aug 13.
Influenza cause high hospitalization rates and complications in children.
To describe clinical and epidemiological characteristics of influenza infection in hospitalized children.
In Universidad Católica Hospital, all hospitalizations due to influenza in children aged 15 days to 14 years, occurring between January 2001 and December 2005 were reviewed.
Of a total of 3570 admissions associated with a respiratory illness, 124 (3.5%) were due to influenza, of which 75% presented between the months of April and June. Median age was 20.5 months (60% younger than 2 years) and 24% had an underlying risk factor. Most common symptoms were fever (94%) and dry cough (61%) and 75% of the children required oxygen. The most frequent complication was pneumonia (53%). The mean duration of hospitalization and oxygen use were 4.4 and 2.5 days respectively. Fifty two children (49.1%) received an antibiotic and nine children were admitted to intensive care unit. No deaths were recorded.
Influenza virus cause serious complications and affects mostly healthy children younger than 2 years.
流感导致儿童住院率高且出现并发症。
描述住院儿童流感感染的临床和流行病学特征。
回顾了2001年1月至2005年12月期间在天主教大学医院15天至14岁儿童因流感住院的所有病例。
在总共3570例与呼吸道疾病相关的入院病例中，124例（3.5%）是因流感入院，其中75%在4月至6月期间发病。中位年龄为20.5个月（60%小于2岁），24%有潜在危险因素。最常见的症状是发热（94%）和干咳（61%），75%患儿需要吸氧。最常见的并发症是肺炎（53%）。平均住院时间和吸氧时间分别为4.4天和2.5天。52例患儿（49.1%）接受了抗生素治疗，9例患儿入住重症监护病房。无死亡病例记录。
流感病毒可导致严重并发症，主要影响2岁以下健康儿童。
