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The aim is to determine if children with special risk medical conditions experience greater complications following influenza infection.

July 11, 2019The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Influenza in Children With Special Risk Medical Conditions

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The aim is to determine if children with special risk medical conditions experience greater complications following influenza infection.
Systematic review of articles from MEDLINE and EMBASE from 1990 to March 2018.
Inclusion of studies involving children aged ≤18 years with special risk medical conditions hospitalized for influenza.
Outcomes assessed included ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, pneumonia, and length of hospital stay.
Children with special risk medical conditions had higher odds of ICU admission (pooled OR 1.66, 95% CI: 1.25-2.21).
Increased likelihood of developing bacterial pneumonia (crude OR 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1-2.6).
Evidence for increased death and mechanical ventilation needs was inconsistent.

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Systematic review reports increased complications from influenza in children with special risk medical conditions, indicating a need for targeted care.

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Tuckerman et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6153bfba6827eff93f423f https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000002405

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Systematic review reports increased complications from influenza in children with special risk medical conditions, indicating a need for targeted care.

Influenza in Children With Special Risk Medical Conditions

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