20 Nov 2009 08:00 AM
Asthma A Significant Risk Factor For Complications In Children With H1N1
A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu. The study (http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.091724), led by researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Ontario, is published online in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
This is the second largest study on the topic published to date. It looked at the charts of 58 children admitted to SickKids between May 8 and July 22, 2009 and compared them to 200 children admitted with seasonal influenza between 2004 and 2009. Every year, the hospital admits about 40 children under 18 years of age with seasonal influenza.
Twenty-two per cent of children admitted with H1N1 had asthma compared with 6% of those admitted with seasonal influenza…
This is the second largest study on the topic published to date. It looked at the charts of 58 children admitted to SickKids between May 8 and July 22, 2009 and compared them to 200 children admitted with seasonal influenza between 2004 and 2009. Every year, the hospital admits about 40 children under 18 years of age with seasonal influenza.
Twenty-two per cent of children admitted with H1N1 had asthma compared with 6% of those admitted with seasonal influenza…
