Novel inpatient surveillance in tertiary paediatric hospitals in New South Wales illustrates impact of first-wave pandemic influenza A H1N1 (2009) and informs future health service planning

Aim:  To document the impact of pandemic influenza A H1N1 (2009) in New South Wales (NSW) children's hospitals. Methods:  A novel surveillance system, Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS), identified hospitalised children

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Published in:Journal of paediatrics and child health 2012-03, Vol.48 (3), p.235-241
Main Authors: Elliott, Elizabeth J, Zurynski, Yvonne A, Walls, Tony, Whitehead, Bruce, Gilmour, Robin, Booy, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age
Antiviral drugs
Child
Child health
Child, Preschool
Children
Complications
Cough
Data processing
Diseases
Female
H1N1 pandemic
Health Planning
Health services
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Hospitals, Pediatric - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Immunization
Infant
Influenza
Influenza A
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - isolation & purification
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Influenza, Human - mortality
Influenza, Human - physiopathology
Inpatients - statistics & numerical data
Male
Mortality
Neurological complications
New South Wales
New South Wales - epidemiology
Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS)
paediatrics
Pandemics
Pediatrics
Population Surveillance - methods
Swine flu
Vaccination
Vomiting
Waves
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Summary:Aim:  To document the impact of pandemic influenza A H1N1 (2009) in New South Wales (NSW) children's hospitals. Methods:  A novel surveillance system, Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS), identified hospitalised children
ISSN:1034-4810
1440-1754
DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02240.x