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52fueron la Tos (0.94), fiebre (0.8) y la rinorrea (0.86),con mejor especificidad la fotofobia (0.98), erupcióndérmica (0.98) y otalgia (0.95), con mejor VPP lacefalea (0.48), mialgias(0.43) fotofobia (0.33) y conmejor VPN la fiebre (0.88), cefalea (0.82) y mialgias(0.81). La dificultad respiratoria fue <strong>el</strong> criterio degravedad que se pres<strong>en</strong>tó con mayor frecu<strong>en</strong>cia,no habi<strong>en</strong>do difer<strong>en</strong>cias significativas <strong>en</strong>tre lospaci<strong>en</strong>tes con y sin la Influ<strong>en</strong>za A H1N1 (p>0.05).Conclusiones: El diagnóstico de Influ<strong>en</strong>zaAH1N1 puede ser sobreestimado cuando sebasa <strong>en</strong> signos y síntomas aislados lo que podríacondicionar un empleo exagerado de antivirales.S<strong>en</strong>sitivity and specificity of clinical signsand symptoms in influ<strong>en</strong>za H1N1 in aPediatric Hospital in Lima in the context ofa PandemicABSTRACT:Introduction: The influ<strong>en</strong>za A (H1N1) in 2009 is apandemic caused by a variant of swine influ<strong>en</strong>zaA (subtype H1N1). On April 30, 2009 the WorldHealth Organization (WHO) decided to call itinflu<strong>en</strong>za A (H1N1). The G<strong>en</strong>eral Directorate ofEpidemiology of the pandemic Perúal considereda fever associated with runny nose or cough orsore throat and previous contact as criteria forid<strong>en</strong>tifying suspected cases of Influ<strong>en</strong>za A (H1N1).Objective: To determine the s<strong>en</strong>sitivity andspecificity of signs and symptoms of H1N1influ<strong>en</strong>za in hospitalized pati<strong>en</strong>ts in the PediatricEmerg<strong>en</strong>cy Hospital Lima - Peru, in the context ofthe rec<strong>en</strong>t pandemic.Material and Methods: This comparativeobservational study, we evaluated the surveillancerecords of 340 hospitalized pati<strong>en</strong>ts, initiallyclassified as suspected H1N1 influ<strong>en</strong>za, whounderw<strong>en</strong>t nasopharyngeal confirmatory test forRT-PCR in real time.Results: 20.58% of suspected pati<strong>en</strong>ts wereconfirmed. No differ<strong>en</strong>ce in r<strong>el</strong>ation to g<strong>en</strong>der, agegroup with the biggest risk of getting sick was morethan 10 years of age (OR 2.11 CI: 1.15-3.88). Fever,headache and myalgia were more common in pati<strong>en</strong>tswith influ<strong>en</strong>za A H1N1 (p value

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