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William V. Raszka, Jr, MD
Department of Pediatrics William Beaumont Army Medical Center El Paso, TX 79920

Christopher D. Westbrook, MD; Shanta M. Chamberlin, MD
El Paso

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1996;150(12):1311-1313.

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Influenza virus infection produces an acute febrile infection of the respiratory tract that is characterized by an abrupt onset, headache, malaise, and a dry nonproductive cough.^1,2 While it has been 3 decades since the last influenza pandemic, influenza continues to cause significant morbidity and even mortality in both normal and high-risk children.^2-6 Influenza attack rates in previously healthy children have been estimated at 10% to 48% each year, with approximately 1% of these infections resulting in hospitalization.⁵ Excess rates of hospitalization and pulmonary complications have been documented for children with influenza who have sickle-cell disease, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, severe asthma, cystic fibrosis, malignancies, diabetes, and chronic renal disease.^5-8 To reduce the likelihood of influenza infection and concomitant morbidity, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee has recommended yearly influenza immunization for high-risk pediatric patients since the early 1980s.⁹ With the realization that health care providers serve as an . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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