Avian influenza A (H5N1) in 10 patients in Viet Nam
- Author:
Tran Tinh Hien
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
avian influenza A
- MeSH:
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype;
Influenza in Birds;
epidemiology
- From:Ho Chi Minh city Medical Association
2004;9(2):67-74
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study on clinical features and epidemiology among 10 patients had avian influenza A who treated in hospital in Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi 12/2003 and 1/2004, 13,7 mean age. In all patients, the diagnosis of influenza A (H5N1) was confirmed by means of viral culture or reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with primers specific for H5 and N1. None of the 10 patients had pre-existing medical conditions. Nine patients had a clear history of direct contact with poultry. All patients had fever, respiratory symptoms and clinically significant lymphopenia. The medium platelet count was 75.500/mm3. Seven patients had diarrhea. In all patients, there were marked abnormalities on chest radiography. There was no definitive evidence of human to human transmission, eight patients died
