Hunan, the first case of successful treatment of avian influenza in patients with adult patients discharged

February 17, 2009 17:06:37 Source: Xinhuanet

Changsha Xinhua February 17 (Xinhua Xing-Hua Huang) on the 17th, Hunan first successful treatment of adult patients with avian flu in a SHU Central South University Xiangya hospital after 20 days of full treatment, clinical symptoms of the elimination of the formal procedures for discharge. This is where the recent success of the first three cases of human avian influenza cases.

Xiangya Hospital Fangping Chen introduction, Xiangya Hospital Clinic Human bird flu expert group examination and discussion consider, Shu certain vital signs normal, the spirit of good appetite, clinical symptoms disappeared completely in line with the National Human bird flu cases regarding the standard for discharge.

It is understood that this year's 21-year-old Shu a (female), the Department of溆浦县Farmer, peacetime and grandfather, grandmother, father, younger brother to live together. End of last year, working from home in Guangdong. January 23 this year, Shu at home without a clear incentive to neurite fever, up to 40 degrees, a cough accompanied by expectoration, in the local clinics for treatment does not work, four days after the people溆浦县into hospital-patient treatment, then transferred to Xiangya Hospital hospitalization.

January 29, Hunan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory specimens of patients with detection, the results for the H5 subtype avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. The next day, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct a review of patient specimen testing, the results for the H5N1 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive. Epidemiological survey found that patients had come into contact with dead poultry.

After the outbreak happened, Hunan high priority, in accordance with the "human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza contingency plans" to take the corresponding control measures, and all close contacts of the implementation of strict medical observation, at present, all close contacts do not appear unusual clinical manifestations.

For patients, Xiangya hospital diagnosis and treatment of experts convened by the relevant expert groups, medical groups, nursing and disinfection and isolation group and so on, day and night concerned about the patients. To February 2, Shu a condition marked improvement. After further treatment, a condition further stabilize the SHU, there is no cough, leukocytes returned to normal, the gradual elimination of clinical symptoms.

Discharge procedures are undergoing a Shu told Xinhua that the Xiangya hospital her hands away from the bleach from her heartfelt thanks to the local government and the medical staff treated her. She said that after returning home, take a break, will continue to work.

It is understood that since late December last year, China has successively report 8 cases of human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases. Up to now, with the exception of a certain Shu Hunan patients, the Shanxi彭某children, Guizhou Zhou patients had been discharged.