Prospective study of influenza C in hospitalized children

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Aug;32(8):916-9. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31828fca10.

Abstract

We present a prospective study of influenza C virus infections in hospitalized children in Spain during 6 years, including the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) pdm. Influenza C infections accounted for 13.3% of influenza-positive cases. The patients with simple influenza C infection were clinically similar to other influenza types, but a high rate of coinfection (81%) makes it difficult to assess its clinical role.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Gammainfluenzavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification
  • Influenza B virus / isolation & purification
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology
  • Influenza, Human / therapy*
  • Influenza, Human / virology*
  • Length of Stay
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Statistics, Nonparametric