Risk factors for healthcare-associated, laboratory-confirmed influenza in hospitalized pediatric patients: a case-control study

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Apr;31(4):421-4. doi: 10.1086/651311.

Abstract

We conducted a case-control study of 46 hospitalized pediatric patients with healthcare-associated laboratory-confirmed influenza (HA-LCI). We sought to determine the characteristics and outcomes of children with HA-LCI and to identify risk factors for HA-LCI. Although we failed to identify any differences in clinical exposures during the 3 days prior to onset of HA-LCI, multivariate analysis showed that asthma was an independent risk factor for HA-LCI (odds ratio, 3.49 [95% confidence interval, 1.25-9.75]).

MeSH terms

  • Asthma / complications
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross Infection / complications*
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis
  • Cross Infection / virology
  • Female
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Influenza A virus / isolation & purification*
  • Influenza, Human / complications*
  • Influenza, Human / diagnosis
  • Influenza, Human / virology
  • Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
  • Male
  • Philadelphia
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors