Influenza virus infection among pediatric patients reporting diarrhea and influenza-like illness

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 3
• Main Authors: Dilantika, Charisma, Sedyaningsih, Endang R, Kasper, Matthew R, Agtini, Magdarina, Listiyaningsih, Erlin, Uyeki, Timothy M, Burgess, Timothy H, Blair, Patrick J, Putnam, Shannon D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.01.2010; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Child, Preschool; Complications and side effects; Demographic aspects; Diarrhea - epidemiology; Diarrhea - virology; Diarrhea in children; Disease Outbreaks; Distribution; Feces - virology; Female; Humans; Indonesia - epidemiology; Infant; Influenza; Influenza A virus - isolation & purification; Influenza B virus - isolation & purification; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Male; Prevalence; RNA, Viral - isolation & purification; Indonesia
• ISSN: 1471-2334; 1471-2334
• DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-3

Influenza is a major cause of morbidity and hospitalization among children. While less often reported in adults, gastrointestinal symptoms have been associated with influenza in children, including abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. From September 2005 and April 2008, pediatric patients...