results out of 253 cases confirmed for influenza a (h1n1), 9 women and 11men had died. amongst these cases the minimum and maximum age was3.5 and90 years, respectively. also, from the 20 confirmed cases of influenza a (h1n1) that had died, 16 cases had at least one underlying disease. conclusions there was no significant association between mortality of confirmed cases of influenza a (h1n1) and...

background influenza type a (h1n1) causes an epidemic disease, resulting in thousands of deaths throughout the world. objectives our aim was comparing the efficacy of two different methods in isolating the influenza (h1n1) virus including cell culture and real-time pcr in tabriz and suburbs. patients and methods of throat swab samples, 220 were collected in viral transport medium (vtm) from pat...

conclusions this case highlights the potential severity of h1n1 infections and the utility of considering cardiac tamponade in patients presenting with influenza symptoms and circulatory collapse. case presentation we describe a case of a young female with no prior cardiovascular history who presents with a pericardial effusion and shock secondary to cardiac tamponade from pericarditis due to h...

conclusions clinical signs and symptoms presented by patients infected with the influenza a h1n1 virus were similar to those described for seasonal influenza, although with more gastrointestinal disorders. results among the 232 enrolled cases, 126 patients (54.31%) were male and 106 patients (45.89%) were female. real time reverse rt-pcr test revealed that 18.1% of suspected children were posit...

Dear Editor-in-Chief, Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by an influenza virus (1). Symptoms can be mild to severe (2). The most common symptoms include: high fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pains, headache, coughing, sneezing, and feeling tired (1). Three of the four types of influenza viruses affect people, Type A, Type B, and Type C (3, 4). Type D ha...

Background: Influenza virus is a major infectious pathogen of the respiratory system causing a high degree of morbidity and mortality annually. The worldwide vaccines are decided and produced annually by World Health Organization and licensed companies based on the samples collected from all over the world. The aim of this study was to determine phylogenecity and heterogenecity of the circulati...

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical profile and outcomes of adult patients screened and diagnosed with H1N1 influenza infection at a tertiary care hospital in India. Materials and Methods: This retrospective  study was conducted on all adult patients suspected of H1N1 influenza admitted at a teaching hospital during the epidemic period of January-March 2015. Patients were sc...

conclusions vaccination seems to be necessary to prevent this potentially fatal infectious disease. furthermore, timely prescription of antiviral medications is recommended to decrease the risk of severe complications. results the mean age of the women was 28.1 ± 4.7 years with a mean gestational age of 28.7 ± 10.9 weeks. the most common clinical manifestations included coughing (100%), fever (...

Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 (pandemic H1N1) is spreading throughout the planet. It has become the dominant strain in the Southern Hemisphere, where the influenza season has now ended. Here, on the basis of reported case clusters in the United States, we estimated the household secondary attack rate for pandemic H1N1 to be 27.3% [95% confidence interval (CI) from 12.2% to 50.5%]. From a sch...

background in 2009, a pandemic associated with a new type of influenza a virus (h1n1) affected many countries worldwide. after five years of silence, in 2015 we encountered another outbreak of h1n1 influenza a. objectives the present study aimed to study the epidemiological and clinical features of this disease in the cold and dry climate of qazvin province, iran in the last epidemic, during 20...