Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · Jan 2010
Multicenter StudyNovel influenza A(H1N1) in a pediatric health care facility in New York City during the first wave of the 2009 pandemic.
To describe the burden of care experienced by our pediatric health care facility in New York, New York, from May 3, 2009, to July 31, 2009, during the novel influenza A(H1N1) pandemic that began in spring 2009. ⋯ At our center, 2.5% of children with ILI presenting to the emergency departments during the first wave of the 2009 novel influenza A(H1N1) pandemic were hospitalized. Of the 115 hospitalized children with confirmed influenza A, 9.6% had respiratory failure and 0.9% died. These findings can be compared with the disease severity of subsequent waves of the 2009 novel influenza A(H1N1) pandemic.
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · Jan 2010
Incidence and seasonality of hypothermia among newborns in southern Nepal.
To quantify incidence, age distribution, and seasonality of neonatal hypothermia among a large population cohort. ⋯ Mild or moderate hypothermia was nearly universal, with substantially higher risk in the cold season. However, incidence in the hot season was also high; thus, year-round thermal care promotion is required. Research on community, household, and caretaker practices associated with hypothermia can guide behavioral interventions to reduce risk.
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · Jan 2010
Health care worker knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding mandatory influenza vaccination.
To determine the attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge of children's hospital health care workers toward mandatory influenza vaccination. ⋯ Approval of mandatory influenza vaccine policies was high; however, attitudes about the dangers of influenza for patients were not associated with acceptance of mandatory vaccination policies for health care workers. Educational efforts targeting health care workers' fears and misconceptions about influenza vaccines might help to decrease the reservoir of unimmunized health care workers.