Neurologic Manifestations of Influenza A(H3N2) Infection in Children During the 2016-2017 Season

Among 182 children with influenza infection in 2016-2017, 18% had neurologic manifestations of influenza (NMI), including seizures and encephalopathy; 85% of these children were infected with the H3N2 strain. Children with NMI had 3.5-times-higher odds of having a neurologic comorbidity than those w...

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Published inJournal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 71 - 74
Main Authors Rao, Suchitra, Martin, Jan, Ahearn, M Alex, Osborne, Christina, Moss, Angela, Dempsey, Amanda, Dominguez, Samuel R, Weinberg, Adriana, Messacar, Kevin B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Oxford University Press 28.02.2020
Subjects
Brain Diseases - virology
Brief Reports
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Colorado
Confusion - virology
Encephalitis, Viral - virology
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype
Influenza, Human - complications
Influenza, Human - virology
Male
Nervous System Diseases - virology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Seizures - virology
Colorado
influenza
seizures
neurologic manifestation
encephalitis
encephalopathy
pediatric
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Summary:Among 182 children with influenza infection in 2016-2017, 18% had neurologic manifestations of influenza (NMI), including seizures and encephalopathy; 85% of these children were infected with the H3N2 strain. Children with NMI had 3.5-times-higher odds of having a neurologic comorbidity than those without NMI and a 10-fold increased odds of hospitalization.
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ISSN:2048-7193
2048-7207
DOI:10.1093/jpids/piy130