The first case of H5N1 avian influenza infection in a human with complications of adult respiratory distress syndrome and Reye’s syndrome
In: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Jg. 35 (1999), Heft 2, S. 207-209
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Avian influenza virus was not known to cause systemic infection in humans before. We report a 3‐year‐old boy with good past health who developed pneumonia caused by H5N1 avian influenza A virus (A/Hong Kong/156/97). The virus was isolated from a tracheal aspirate. There were complications of Reye’s syndrome, adult respiratory distress syndrome, and multiple organ system failure. He had a history of receiving aspirin. His adult respiratory distress syndrome did not respond to endotracheal surfactant replacement therapy. He died 6 days after admission. Clinicians should be alert to the importance of a new human influenza strain.
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The first case of H5N1 avian influenza infection in a human with complications of adult respiratory distress syndrome and Reye’s syndrome
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Ku, ASW ; Chan, LTW |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Jg. 35 (1999), Heft 2, S. 207-209 |
Veröffentlichung: | Wiley, 1999 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1034-4810 |
DOI: | 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.t01-1-00329.x |
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