Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · May 2011
Comparative StudyInfluenza A (pH1N1) infection in children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit: differences with other respiratory viruses.
To describe the clinical features of patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) attributable to influenza A pH1N1 virus and compare them with those admitted with LRTI due to other viral pathogens. ⋯ Patients with influenza A pH1N1 respiratory virus infection presented with more severe illness. Outcomes were similar in both groups.