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Clinical Study

Clinical Findings in Albanian Patients with 2009 Influenza AH1N1 Admitted at the Intensive Care Unit

Table 1

Characteristics of the 31 study patients who had confirmed infection with 2009 influenza H1N1 virus.
Variable %
Gender  
 Male1342
 Female1858
Age group (total)  
 0–5 yr  
 6–10 yr  
 11–15 yr13.2
 15–50 yr2271.0
 >50 yr825.8
Age group (deceased)  
 0–5 yr  
 6–10 yr  
 11–15 yr  
 15–50 yr2/229.1
 >50 yr2/825.0
Symptoms/outcome  
 Fever (temperature > 38°C) 31100.0
 Myalgia or arthralgia2890.3
 Headache2580.6
 Acute respiratory distress1238.7
 Productive cough 3096.8
 Chronic illnesses1135.5
 Endotracheal intubation516.1
 Death412.9
Days from onset of symptoms to admission—median (range)4(2–7)
Days from admission to death—median (range)3.5(1–6)
Laboratory findings—median (range)  
 Leukocyte count—per mm368001670–20,000
 Lymphocyte count—per mm31690770–4800