Clinical spectrum, risk factors, and outcomes of children with laboratory-confirmed influenza infection managed in a single tertiary hospital: A 6-year retrospective cohort study.

Background: Influenza is a highly contagious disease that causes severe illness each year. Data in the United Arab Emirates are scarce.

Objectives: To study the seasonality, morbidity, mortality rate, and comorbidities associated with confirmed influenza infection in a tertiary hospital in Al-Ain city, UAE.

Hyponatraemia and neurological complications in children admitted with bronchiolitis.

Background: Hyponatraemia occurs during bronchiolitis, sometimes with neurological manifestations. The prevalence of the latter differs widely and little is known about the time of occurrence and associated factors. This study was undertaken to investigate these complications.