TABLE. Underlying medical conditions and influenza-associated complications in patients with influenza B virus infections (N = 198) — Louisiana, 2019.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Outpatients (n = 173) | Inpatients (n = 25) | |
|
Prescribed influenza antivirals
|
122 (71) |
23 (92) |
|
Underlying medical conditions*
| ||
| Asthma |
28 (16) |
9 (36) |
| Cardiovascular disease |
0 |
2 (8) |
| Febrile seizure |
3 (2) |
0 |
| Blood disorder |
4 (2) |
3 (12) |
| Immunosuppression |
0 |
1 (4) |
| Neurologic disorder |
6 (3) |
2 (8) |
| Neuromuscular disorder |
0 |
2 (8) |
| Premature birth |
3 (2) |
0 |
|
Complications†
| ||
| Acute otitis media |
10 (6) |
0 |
| Acute respiratory failure |
0 |
2 (8) |
| Asthma exacerbation |
4 (2) |
4 (16) |
| Myopericarditis |
0 |
1 (4) |
| Pneumonia |
5 (3) |
3 (12) |
| Rhabdomyolysis |
0 |
1 (4) |
| Seizures |
1 (0.6) |
0 |
| Sepsis | 0 | 3 (12) |
* Some patients had more than one underlying medical condition.
† Some patients had more than one complication.