Volume 17, Number 9—September 2011
Dispatch
Hospitalized Patients with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Kenya
Eric Mogaka Osoro
, Penina Munyua, Philip Muthoka, Solomon Gikundi, M. Kariuki Njenga, Samwel Lifumo, Racheal Achilla, Lilian Waiboci, Charles Nzioka, Jared Omolo, Daniel R. Feikin, Robert F. Breiman, and Mark A. Katz
, Penina Munyua, Philip Muthoka, Solomon Gikundi, M. Kariuki Njenga, Samwel Lifumo, Racheal Achilla, Lilian Waiboci, Charles Nzioka, Jared Omolo, Daniel R. Feikin, Robert F. Breiman, and Mark A. KatzTable
Characteristics of hospitalized patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Kenya, July–November 2009*
| Characteristic | No. patients with characteristic/ no. with data available (%) |
|---|---|
| Female sex |
46/88 (52) |
| Age group, y | |
| 0–<2 | 34/88 (39) |
| 2–4 | 9/88 (10) |
| 5–9 | 10/88 (11) |
| 10–18 | 13/88 (15) |
| 19–49 | 19/88 (22) |
| >49 |
3/88 (3) |
| Underlying medical condition† | |
| Asthma | 5/49 (10) |
| HIV | 4/20 (20) |
| Obesity | 4/20 (20) |
| Tuberculosis‡ | 1/25 (4) |
| Valvular heart disease |
1/49 (2) |
| Oseltamivir treatment |
10/42 (24) |
| ICU care | 1/49 (2) |
*ICU, intensive care unit.
†Two patients had asthma and were obese.
‡In continuation phase of treatment.
