Age as risk factor for death from pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Chile

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jul;17(7):1256-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1707.101398.

Abstract

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 affected Chile during the winter of 2009. The hospitalization rate was 0.56% overall and 3.47% for persons >60 years of age at risk for severe disease and death independent of concurrent conditions. Age >60 years was the major risk factor for death from pandemic (H1N1) 2009.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Antiviral Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chile / epidemiology
  • Demography
  • Female
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype* / drug effects
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype* / physiology
  • Influenza, Human / diagnosis
  • Influenza, Human / drug therapy
  • Influenza, Human / mortality*
  • Influenza, Human / virology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oseltamivir / administration & dosage*
  • Oseltamivir / therapeutic use
  • Pandemics
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Risk Factors
  • Seasons

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Oseltamivir