Secondary Bacterial Infections in Patients with Seasonal Influenza A and Pandemic H1N1

• Published in: BioMed research international 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.1-6
• Main Authors: Liderot, Karin, Özenci, Volkan, Ahl, Marcus
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bacterial infections; Bacterial Infections - complications; Bacterial Infections - drug therapy; Care and treatment; Clinical Study; Coinfection - complications; Coinfection - drug therapy; Complications and side effects; Diagnosis; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Infektionsmedicin; Influenza; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - physiology; Influenza, Human - complications; Influenza, Human - drug therapy; Influenza, Human - microbiology; Klinisk medicin; Male; Medical records; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper; Middle Aged; Mikrobiologi inom det medicinska området; Pandemics; Risk factors; Seasons; Swine influenza; Young Adult
• ISSN: 2314-6133; 2314-6141; 2314-6141
• DOI: 10.1155/2013/376219

The aim of the present study is to analyse the secondary bacterial infections in a large group of patients with seasonal influenza A and influenza A(H1N1) pdm09. Patients diagnosed with seasonal influenza A and influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 between 2005 and 2009 were enrolled in the study. Data was retrieved from medical records and laboratory information systems (LIS). In total, 1094 patients with laboratory confirmed influenza were studied. There were 352 patients with seasonal influenza A and 742 patients with influenza A(H1N1) pdm09. The patients with influenza A were older and had higher comorbidity than patients with influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 (P