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Incidence of hospitalisation for severe complications of influenza virus infection in Japanese patients between 2012 and 2016: a cross-sectional study using routinely collected administrative data.

Hiroshi YokomichiMie MochizukiJoseph Jonathan LeeReiji KojimaTetsuji YokoyamaZentaro Yamagata
Published in: BMJ open (2019)
Japanese administrative data revealed that 1.0% of influenza-positive patients aged under 75 years were hospitalised. Male patients had a higher incidence of pulmonary complications and febrile seizures. Children aged 0-5 years and adults aged 65-74 years were at high risk of being admitted to hospital for pneumonia.
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