Meileen Acosta

TL;DR: In the first 16 weeks of the current pandemic, the median age of hospitalized infected cases was younger than is common with seasonal influenza, and most cases had established risk factors for complications of seasonal influenza.

TL;DR: 2009 H1N1 influenza can cause severe illness and death in pregnant and postpartum women; regardless of the results of rapid antigen testing, prompt evaluation and antiviral treatment of influenza-like illness should be considered in such women.

TL;DR: Pregnant women with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) appear to be at increased risk of severe disease.

TL;DR: Clinical and epidemiologic features of 2009 novel influenza A(H1N1) in children should be maintained a high suspicion in children with febrile respiratory illness and promptly treat those with underlying risk factors, especially infants.

TL;DR: Severely ill women with 2009 H1N1 influenza during pregnancy were more likely to have adverse birth outcomes than women without influenza, providing more support for influenza vaccination during pregnancy.