Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

Original Article

Clinical outcomes and healthcare utilization of hospitalized children with influenza versus COVID-19

David Chun-Ern Ng, Chuin-Hen Liew, Kah Kee Tan, Joanne Pereira, Muhammad Ihsan Roslan, Xiang Lin Cheng, Hui Yi Lim, Farah Nuruliayana A.Nazri, Asuwani Maran, Wan Fei Wong, Yasothai Chandran, Syaniza Shaharudin, Pon Ling Lau, Naveen Nair Gangadaran, Marlindawati Mohd Ali

Background: Influenza and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are major causes of pediatric respiratory illness with overlapping clinical features but potentially differing impacts on healthcare utilization and outcomes.
Purpose: To compare the clinical presentations, healthcare resource utilization, and outcomes of children hospitalized with influenza and COVID-19 and address the gaps in pediatric data from Southeast Asia. Methods: This retrospective observational study included children aged ≤12 years hospitalized with laboratoryconfirmed influenza or...

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3345/cep.2025.00759 [Accepted]

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