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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 12/2010

01-12-2010 | Letter to the Editor

Non-specific laboratory test indicators of severity in hospitalized adults with swine influenza (H1N1) pneumonia

Authors: B. A. Cunha, U. Syed, S. Strollo

Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | Issue 12/2010

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New York was at the epicenter of the “herald wave” of the swine influenza (H1N1) pandemic in the spring of 2009 [1, 2]. Our hospital, Winthrop-University Hospital (WUH), like other hospitals in the area, were inundated with patients with influenza-like illnesses (ILIs) presenting themselves to our Emergency Department (ED) for testing and clinical evaluation. In the majority of patients, the swine influenza (H1N1) was a mild ILI not severe enough to warrant hospitalization. However, 25 adult patients were ill enough to be admitted with definite/probable swine influenza (H1N1) pneumonia during the “herald wave” of the pandemic. …
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Metadata
Title
Non-specific laboratory test indicators of severity in hospitalized adults with swine influenza (H1N1) pneumonia
Authors
B. A. Cunha
U. Syed
S. Strollo
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases / Issue 12/2010
Print ISSN: 0934-9723
Electronic ISSN: 1435-4373
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-010-1069-x

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