Table 1

Distribution of children hospitalised for the study conditions

ConditionsPatients, N (%)Median age (IQR)Female, N (%)Exposed to drug(s), N (%)Exposed to vaccine,* N (%)Underlying chronic diseases, N (%)
Neurological disorders241 (49)4 (9)112 (47)166 (69)53 (22)35 (15)
Muco-cutaneous diseases and vasculitis144 (29)5 (5)53 (37)110 (76)18 (13)14 (10)
Thrombocytopaenia60 (12)4 (7)21 (35)40 (67)17 (28)10 (17)
Gastroduodenal lesions47 (10)5 (6)20 (43)33 (70)8 (17)6 (13)
Total492 (100)4 (7)206 (42)349 (71)96 (20)65 (13)
Influenza-like illness2443 (3)108 (44)170 (70)77 (32)58 (24)
  • * All vaccines administered to the study subjects, and not only those with influenza, are included; 25 children exposed to the pandemic vaccine were distributed as follows: six cases (2.5%) were hospitalised for neurological disorders, 4 (2.8%) for muco-cutaneous diseases and vasculitis, 2 (4.3%) for gastroduodenal lesions and 13 (5.3%) for influenza-like illness. IQR, interquartile range.