Negeri Sembilan Pediatric Influenza and COVID-19 Hospitalization Dataset

This dataset contains data from hospitalized children (≤12 years old) with laboratory-confirmed influenza or COVID-19 at Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban (Malaysia) between May 1, 2022, and May 1, 2023. The dataset includes demographic information, medical comorbidities, clinical and laboratory findings, and clinical outcomes. It was collected as part of a retrospective study to compare disease presentation and outcomes between pediatric patients with influenza and COVID-19. The dataset has undergone preprocessing, including handling missing data and encoding.<br><br>Acronym<br>LOS= length of hospital stay (days)AKI= acute kidney injury<br>DIVC= Disseminated intravascular coagulation<br>IVIG= Intravenous immunoglobulinPRBC= packed red blood cell<br>PICU= pediatric intensive care unit<br>bloodIx= blood investigations performed<br><br>Metadata<br>Ethnicity:1= Malay, 2= Chinese, 3= Indian, 4= non-MalaysianSubGroup:<br>1= COVID-19, 2= Influenza A, 3= Influenza B<br><br>Group:<br>1= COVID-19, 2= Influenza<br><br>clinicalphenotype:<br>1=viral fever, 2= upper respiratory infection, 3=croup, 4= lower respiratory infection, 5= asthma exacerbation, 6=febrile seizure, 7= acute gastroenteritis<br>Respifindings:<br>1= normal breath sounds, 2= stridor, 3= crepitation or rhonchi<br>