Epidemiologic, Clinical, Laboratory, and Therapeutic Characteristics of Influenza A/H1N1 in Moslem Bedouin and Jewish Children Hospitalized in Southern Israel During 2009

Abstract:A total of 739 (225 H1N1(+)) children with a diagnosis of acute respiratory infection were hospitalized during July to December 2009. The H1N1(+) children were compared with 225 randomly enrolled H1N1(−) children with an influenza-like illness. As compared with influenza-like illness patien