respiratory failure is a serious complication of h1n1 influenza that, if not properly managed, can cause death. when mechanical ventilation is not effective, the only way to save the patient’s life is extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ecmo). a prolonged type of cardiopulmonary bypass, ecmo is a high-cost management modality compared to other conventional types and its maintenance requires sk...

background: the clinical manifestations and outcome of influenza infection differ between various patients in the world. the purpose of this study was to assess the clinical manifestations of patients with confirmed or suspected novel h1n1 flu infection in sari, north of iran. methods: from september 2009 to january 2010, the patients’ data were collected by retrospective chart review of medica...

conclusions the prevalence of pandemic influenza viruses in recent years has caused financial losses as well as mortalities around the world. this shows the importance of the rapid diagnosis of common serotypes in our society. using real-time rt-pcr is recommended for the early diagnosis and the rapid identification of the individuals infected with pandemic influenza virus. background timely di...

BACKGROUND The World Health Organization and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control have highlighted the importance of establishing systems to monitor severe influenza. Following the H1N1 (2009) influenza pandemic, a sentinel network of 23 Trusts, the UK Severe Influenza Surveillance System (USISS), was established to monitor hospitalisations due to confirmed seasonal influenza in E...

Background: Respiratory infections, especially viral infections, are the most prevalent infection affecting Hajj pilgrims. Commonly 3 major human influenza viruses (A/H1N1, A/H3N2, and B) are responsible for these morbidities. The present study was conducted to develop a statistical report on human influenza in Hajj pilgrims.    Methods: Nasal and throat samples were collected from 2...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : during august 2009, novel h1n1 influenza virus began causing illness in isfahan. since rates of hospitalization and mortality due to the disease have varied widely in different countries, we described the clinical, radiologic, and demographic features of h1n1 hospitalized patients in a hospital in isfahan. met...

a retrospective cohort study, in the context of household transmission, to estimate the serial interval (si) of ph1n1 influenza in the island of tierra del fuego was carried out.we collected data from the epidemiological surveillance system during disease outbreak in ushuaia and rio grande, the two main cities of the southernmost province of argentina. only the records of patients and household...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES An outbreak of influenza was investigated between June 24 and July 30, 2009 in a residential school at Panchgani, Maharashtra, India. The objectives were to determine the aetiology, study the clinical features in the affected individuals and, important epidemiological and environmental factors. The nature of public health response and effectiveness of the control measure...

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...