17 Suspect Bird Flu treated in the RSU Wahidin Makassar

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Thursday, 13 November 2008 | 18:41 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Makassar: A total of 17 patients suspect bird flu treated in the isolation room fern, General Hospital Wahidin Region Sudirohusodo, Makassar. They are Jalan Patte'ne RW 2 RT 5, neighborhood Sudiang, Biringkanaya Sub-District, Makassar. Location in the residence, we found some chickens dying and the positive of bird flu.

Installing the head of Emergency Care RSU Wahidin also members of the team coordinating the bird flu, Dr Wasis Udaya Sp.PD, which is found in the hospital Thursday (13/11), said this is a two-day party to handle the patients suspect bird flu, the number is 17 people The blood sample is taken and the photos in the lungs to further examination to determine what surely affected by bird flu.

From the number of patients admitted to this yesterday and seven people directly in isolation because the lead to symptoms of bird flu, namely Nurul Awaliyah (3.6), Nur Matan (4 months), Salman (6.10), Irwan (6), Saleha (12 , 3), Fauzi Ibn Rajab (3 months) and Johani (60).

Meanwhile, the ten patients who entered the day this is Ilham (2), firdaus (6), Alif (3 months), Desi (5), Eki Desviani (5 months), Rahmawati (2), Hartati (26), Nuraine (31) , Hasnawati (34) and Annisa (6).

17 complaints and symptoms of the patient is coughing, fever, and shortness of breath. Mengunggu the results of further blood sample from the suspect patient is, while they isolated in room nursing Pakis. Examination of blood samples using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is done in the laboratory Hasanuddin University (Unhas) and sent to the Ministry of Finance, which takes about 2 days to know the results.

Head of Medical Affairs RSU Wahidin, Kurnia A Star, which found separately yesterday afternoon said that of the 17 patients who suspect bird flu, 14 new patients be in isolation.

The great number of patients that must be placed in that room to make the insulation capacity of only 11 beds, plus 6 forced extra beds.

"The addition of this can be done that most patients are children, namely 14 people," he said.

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