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Table 1 Symptoms and diagnoses by age groups

From: Clinical characteristics of pediatric hospitalizations associated with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in Northern Bavaria, Germany

 

Age groups (years)

<1 (n = 12)

1-5 (n = 29)

6-17 (n = 53)

<18 (n = 94)

Symptoms

    

Cough

8 (67%)

23 (79%)

44 (83%)

75 (80%)

Fever

10 (83%)

25 (86%)

38 (72%)

73 (78%)

Rhinorrhea

6 (50%)

18 (62%)

24 (45%)

48 (51%)

Food/drink refusal

6 (50%)

14 (48%)

16 (30%)

36 (38%)

Headache

0 (0%)

2 (7%)

22 (42%)

24 (26%)

Vomiting

0 (0%)

6 (21%)

15 (28%)

21 (22%)

Tachypnea

3 (25%)

2 (7%)

8 (15%)

13 (14%)

Conjunctivitis

1 (8%)

4 (14%)

5 (9%)

10 (11%)

Sore throat

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

9 (17%)

9 (10%)

Diarrhea

2 (17%)

3 (10%)

3 (6%)

8 (9%)

Myalgia

0 (0%)

1 (3%)

7 (13%)

8 (9%)

Diagnoses

    

Upper airway infection

10 (83%)

26 (90%)

48 (91%)

84 (89%)

Bronchitis

5 (42%)

4 (14%)

11 (21%)

20 (21%)

  - of these obstructive

5 (42%)

0 (0%)

4 (8%)

9 (10%)

Pneumonia

3 (25%)

6 (21%)

7 (13%)

16 (17%)

  -of these secondary bacterial

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (2%)

1 (1%)

Seizure

0 (0%)

4 (14%)

3 (6%)

7 (7%)

Laryngitis

1 (8%)

0 (0%)

5 (9%)

6 (6%)

Otitis media

2 (17%)

1 (3%)

0 (0%)

3 (3%)

Status asthmaticus

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (2%)

1 (1%)

ARDS

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (2%)

1 (1%)

  1. Comparison of symptoms at presentation and diagnoses of 94 patients with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009, by age group.