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- Title
Characteristics and Outcomes of Influenza-Associated Encephalopathy Cases Among Children and Adults in Japan, 2010-2015.
- Authors
Okuno, Hideo; Yahata, Yuichiro; Tanaka-Taya, Keiko; Arai, Satoru; Satoh, Hiroshi; Morino, Saeko; Shimada, Tomoe; Sunagawa, Tomimasa; Uyeki, Timothy M; Oishi, Kazunori
- Abstract
Background. Influenza-associated encephalopathy (IAE) can result in severe neurologic disease with high mortality. Most IAE cases are reported among children worldwide. Understanding of IAE among adults is limited. Methods. Data were collected on IAE cases reported through the National Epidemiological Surveillance of Infectious Diseases database in Japan from 2010 through 2015. IAE cases were stratified by age category and analyzed using descriptive statistics to assess differences in characteristics and outcomes. Results. Among 385 IAE cases, median age at diagnosis was 7 years (range, 0-90), and 283 (74%) were aged <18 years. Mean seasonal incidence of IAE cases among children and adults (aged ≥18 years) was 2.83 and 0.19 cases per 1 000 000 population, respectively. IAE incidence did not vary by predominant influenza A virus subtype. IAE frequency was highest in school-aged (5-12 years) children (38%), followed by children aged 2-4 years (21%) and adults aged 18-49 years (11%). The proportion of cases with seizures was more common in children. There were more cases with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis among adults than in children (P < .01), especially among those aged 18-49 (17%) and 50-64 (19%) years. Case fatality proportion was highest in those aged 40-64 (17%) and ≥65 (20%) years. Conclusions. We found differences in the clinical features of IAE between adults and children in Japan. Although IAE incidence was higher in children, mortality was higher in adults. Efforts are needed to prevent and improve survival of patients with IAE, especially in adults.
- Subjects
JAPAN; INFLUENZA complications; BRAIN diseases; PUBLIC health surveillance; DISEASE incidence; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2018, Vol 66, Issue 12, p1831
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/cix1126