학술논문

Influenza-associated deaths among children in the United States, 2003-2004
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
The New England Journal of Medicine. Dec 15, 2005, Vol. 353 Issue 24, p2559, 9 p.
Subject
New England
Language
English
ISSN
0028-4793
Abstract
Case reports, medical records and autopsy reports during the 2003-2004 influenza season were analyzed to examine the deaths associated with laboratory-confirmed influenza in a US resident younger than 18 years of age. Substantial number of influenza-associated deaths occurred among the US children, which suggested that high priority should be given to improvements in influenza-vaccine coverage and improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of influenza.