Predictors of fatality in influenza A virus subtype infections among inpatients in the 2015-2016 season


Tekin S., Keske S., Alan S., Batirel A., Karakoc C., Tasdelen-Fisgin N., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.81, ss.6-9, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Background: Infection with the influenza A virus can cause severe disease and mortality. The effect of the different subtypes of influenza on morbidity and mortality is not yet known in Turkey. The aim of this study was to describe the predictors of fatality related to influenza A infection among hospitalized patients in Istanbul during the 2015-2016 influenza season, and to detail the differences between infections caused by H3N2 and H1N1.