@article {608,
	title = {Impact of influenza infection on children{\textquoteright}s hospital admissions during two seasons in Athens, Greece},
	journal = {Vaccine},
	volume = {29},
	number = {6},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {1167-72},
	type = {Journal Article},
	abstract = {A prospective epidemiologic surveillance of hospitalizations associated with influenza was conducted in order to calculate population-based hospitalization rates. Eligible children were 6 months to 13 years of age and were admitted to one of the two large children{\textquoteright}s hospitals in the Athens area during two influenza seasons. Nasopharyngeal aspirates were tested for influenza by a polymerase reaction assay. Influenza accounted for 9.9-11.8\% of all admissions during the influenza season and the overall annual rate of hospitalizations was 13.6-16.8 cases per 10,000 children being highest for children under 5 years of age (26-31.2/10,000 children). Febrile seizures and acute otitis media were the two most common complications associated with influenza and antibiotics were administered to 61\% of flu positive patients. Influenza is associated with high hospitalization rates among young children and these may be substantially reduced with the introduction of routine immunization.},
	keywords = {Adolescent Child Child, Human Male Nasopharynx Otitis Media Prevalence Prospective Studies RNA, Preschool Female Greece Hospitalization Humans Infant Influenza, Viral Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Seizures Urban Population},
	issn = {1873-2518},
	doi = {10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.12.014},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21172380},
	author = {Sakkou, Z. and Stripeli, F. and Papadopoulos, N. G. and Critselis, E. and Georgiou, V. and Mavrikou, M. and Drossatou, P. and Constantopoulos, A. and Kafetzis, D. and Tsolia, M.}
}
