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

Jeannette Dabanch; Cecilia Perret; Manuel Najera; Claudia Gonzalez; Andrea Guerrero; Andrea Olea; Rodrigo Fasce; Cecilia Morales; Advisory Committee of the Chilean  Ministry of Health

doi:10.3201/eid1707.101398

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.

Authors

Jeannette Dabanch¹, Cecilia Perret, Manuel Najera, Claudia Gonzalez, Andrea Guerrero, Andrea Olea, Rodrigo Fasce, Cecilia Morales; Advisory Committee of the Chilean Ministry of Health

Collaborators

Advisory Committee of the Chilean Ministry of Health:
Jeanette Vega, Jorge Jimenez, Enrique Paris, Carlos Perez, Miguel O'Ryan, LuisMiguel Noriega, Pablo Vial

Affiliation

¹ Universidad de los Andes Military Hospital, Santiago, Chile.

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