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Original Article
Clinical characteristics of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection in children and the performance of rapid antigen test
Yong-Jae Park, Jang-Yong Jin, Hyeon-Jong Yang, Woo-Ryung Lee, Dong-Hwan Lee, Bok-Yang Pyun, Eun-Sook Suh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2011;54(10):405-408.   Published online October 31, 2011
Purpose

In autumn 2009, the swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus spread throughout South Korea. The aims of this study were to determine the clinical characteristics of children infected by the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus, and to compare the rapid antigen and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective review of patients ≥18 years of age who presented to...