Journal ArticleOpen Access
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus and Down Syndrome Patients
Author Affiliations
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias
Published InEmerging infectious diseases
Year2010
Citations85
Abstract
We compared prevalence of hospitalization, endotracheal intubation, and death among case-patients with and without Down syndrome during pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Mexico. Likelihoods of hospitalization, intubation, and death were 16-fold, 8-fold, and 335-fold greater, respectively, for patients with Down syndrome. Vaccination and early antiviral drug treatment are recommended during such epidemics.
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