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Clinical and epidemiological features of Turkish children with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection: Experience from multiple tertiary paediatric centres in Turkey

Ergin ÇiftçiDepartment of Pediatrics, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nilden TuygunDepartment of Pediatric Infection Diseases, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Halil ÖzdemirDepartment of Pediatrics, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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Hasan TezerDepartment of Pediatrics, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Ankara Dişkapi Children's and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Gülnar ŞensoyDepartment of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayiş University Medical School, Samsun, Turkey
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İlker DevrimPediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Nazan DalgiçDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ateş KaraPediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Mehmet TurgutDivision of Pediatrics, Adana Numune Research and Training Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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Anil TapisizDepartment of Pediatrics, Gazi University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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Melike KeserDepartment of Pediatrics, Selçuk University Meram Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey
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Solmaz ÇelebiDepartment of Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Uludağ University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey
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Nuri BayramClinics of Pediatrics, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Emine KocabaşDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Children's Health and Diseases, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
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Ener Çağri DinleyiciDepartment of Pediatrics, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey
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Metehan ÖzenPediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Isparta, Turkey
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Ahmet SoysalDepartment of Pediatrics, Marmara University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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Necdet KuyucuDepartment of Pediatrics, Mersin University Medical School, Mersin, Turkey
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Gönül TanirDepartment of Pediatric Infection Diseases, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Children Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Elif ÇelikelDepartment of Pediatrics, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Ankara Dişkapi Children's and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Nurşen BeletDepartment of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayiş University Medical School, Samsun, Turkey
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Gültaç EvrenPediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Didem Büyüktaş AytaçDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ali Bülent CengizPediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Perihan Yasemen CanözDivision of Pediatrics, Adana Numune Research and Training Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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Okşan DerinözDepartment of Pediatrics, Gazi University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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Erdal İnceDepartment of Pediatrics, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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Mustafa HacimustafaoğluDepartment of Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Uludağ University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey
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Murat AnilClinics of Pediatrics, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Özlem ÖzgürDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Children's Health and Diseases, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
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Canan KuzdanDepartment of Pediatrics, Marmara University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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Eda ÖzaydinDepartment of Pediatrics, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Ankara Dişkapi Children's and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Nazik AşilioğluDepartment of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayiş University Medical School, Samsun, Turkey
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Ceyhun DizdarerPediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Mehmet CeyhanPediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Ibrahim Hakan BucakDivision of Pediatrics, Adana Numune Research and Training Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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Tanil KendirliDepartment of Pediatrics, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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Halil İbrahim YakutDepartment of Pediatrics, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health Ankara Dişkapi Children's and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Tunç FişginDepartment of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayiş University Medical School, Samsun, Turkey
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Nurettin ÜnalPediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
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Hakan AltindağDivision of Pediatrics, Adana Numune Research and Training Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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Ayşe Ayzit KilinçDepartment of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayiş University Medical School, Samsun, Turkey
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Seray Umut ZöhreDivision of Pediatrics, Adana Numune Research and Training Hospital, Adana, Turkey
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Atilla Halil ElhanDepartment of Biostatistics, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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Ülker DoğruDepartment of Pediatrics, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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Pages 923-929 | Received 22 Dec 2010, Accepted 08 Jun 2011, Published online: 23 Aug 2011

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