Open AccessAssociation of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Infection and Increased Hospitalization With Parapneumonic Empyema in Children in Utah
Author(s) -
Krow Ampofo,
Amy Herbener,
Anne J. Blaschke,
Caroline Heyrend,
Mark A. Poritz,
Kent Korgenski,
Robert T. Rolfs,
Seema Jain,
Maria da Glória Carvalho,
Fabiana Cristina Pimenta,
Judy A. Daly,
Edward O. Mason,
Carrie L. Byington,
Andrew T. Pavia
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0b013e3181df2c70
Subject(s) - empyema , streptococcus pneumoniae , medicine , outbreak , pneumonia , pandemic , bacterial pneumonia , influenza a virus , virology , virus , immunology , pediatrics , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , covid-19 , biology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , surgery
During previous influenza pandemics, many deaths were associated with secondary bacterial infection. In April 2009, a previously unknown 2009 influenza A virus (2009 H1N1) emerged, causing a global influenza pandemic. We examined the relationship between circulating 2009 H1N1 and the occurrence of secondary bacterial parapneumonic empyema in children.