Pandemic 2009 A(H1N1) Infection Requiring Hospitalization of Elderly Spanish Adults

Objectives To describe the clinical presentation and prognosis of elderly adults hospitalized with pandemic 2009 A(H1N1) influenza infection and to compare these data with those of younger patients. Design Prospective, observational, multicenter study. Setting Thirteen hospitals in Spain. Participan...

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Published in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2012-04, Vol.60 (4), p.740-744
Main Authors: Paño-Pardo, José Ramón, Viasus, Diego, Pachón, Jerónimo, Campins, Antoni, López-Medrano, Francisco, Villoslada, Aroa, Gutiérrez-Cuadra, Manuel, Pumarola, Tomás, del Toro, María Dolores, Oteo, José A., Martínez-Montauti, Joaquin, Gutiérrez-Aroca, Juan, Segura, Ferrán, Carratalà, Jordi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
clinical features
elderly
Female
Follow-Up Studies
General aspects
H1N1
Hospital Mortality - trends
Hospitalization
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
influenza
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
Influenza, Human - therapy
Male
Medical prognosis
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Older people
Pandemics
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Spain - epidemiology
Swine flu
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases
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Summary:Objectives To describe the clinical presentation and prognosis of elderly adults hospitalized with pandemic 2009 A(H1N1) influenza infection and to compare these data with those of younger patients. Design Prospective, observational, multicenter study. Setting Thirteen hospitals in Spain. Participants Adults admitted to the hospital with confirmed pandemic 2009 A(H1N1) influenza infection. Measurements Demographic, clinical, laboratory, radiological, and outcome variables. Results Between June 12 and November 10, 2009, 585 adults with confirmed 2009 A(H1N1) influenza were hospitalized, of whom 50 (8.5%) were aged 65 and older (median age 72, range 65–87). Older adults (≥65) were more likely to have associated comorbidities (88.0% vs 51.2%; P 
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415
DOI:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03903.x