Table I. Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Oncology Patients With Laboratory-Proven Influenza Infection.
Clinical characteristic | Pediatric oncology patients with influenza (N=24) |
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Age, median years (range) | 5.0 (0.4–18.2) |
Influenza A positive, n (%) | 20 (83) |
Influenza B positive, n (%) | 4 (17) |
Male, n (%) | 15 (63) |
Hematologic cancer, n (%) | 15 (63) |
Solid tumor, n (%) | 9 (37) |
Disease status at time of influenza infection | |
At diagnosis/induction, n (%) | 5 (21) |
Remission, n (%) | 17 (71) |
Relapse, n (%) | 2 (8) |