Aline B Maddux, Jocelyn R Grunwell, Margaret M Newhams, Sabrina R Chen, Samantha M Olson, Natasha B Halasa, Scott L Weiss, Bria M Coates, Jennifer E Schuster, Mark W Hall, Ryan A Nofziger, Heidi R Flori, Shira J Gertz, Michele Kong, Ronald C Sanders, Katherine Irby, Janet R Hume, Melissa L Cullimore, Steven L Shein, Neal J Thomas, Kristen Miller, Manish Patel, Anne M Fitzpatrick, Wanda Phipatanakul, Adrienne G Randolph
BACKGROUND: Hospitalization for severe influenza infection in childhood may result in postdischarge sequelae. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate inpatient management and postdischarge sequelae in children with critical respiratory illness owing to influenza with or without preexisting asthma. METHODS: This was a prospective, observational multicenter study of children (aged 8 months to 17 years) admitted to a pediatric intensive care or high-acuity unit (in November 2019 to April 2020) for influenza...
March 2023: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Practice