Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Vietnam: 2 Confirmed Cases Died 5-6 Days From Onset of Sym's

Dr Nguyen Van Kinh, director of the Tropical Disease Hospital Central (Hanoi) said: From the onset of illness until hospitalization, 2 patients did not receive immediate treatment with Tamiflu is only when severe new drug, it is then too late. Meanwhile, in the first 3 days of early diagnosis, if the dose is doubled risk of death much reduced.

He therefore recommended Glass: "If you suspect the flu, Tamiflu should be used immediately. We have no shortage of drugs, the problem is not detected early, avoid the risk of death ".



Mr. Nguyen Trong Khoa, Deputy Director of medical management agrees with this view and said the two deaths,
from the onset of disease until treatment regimen H5N1 flu take up to 4 days, 5-6 days after the victim died. Not to mention the disease rapidly changes, and another is pregnant.



Also this excerpt:
Specifically, the first patients confirmed with H5N1 have died after signs of disease and 6 days.
Case 2 also visits two times at the hospital and was prescribed Tamiful, A/H5N1 flu cure at day 5 of illness.
http://tinyurl.com/759fhqt


From my list:
I see I have a discrepancy between an article, and the WHO. But the WHO date would coincide with the statement in the article above. Both cases died within 5-6 days of onset.


Hau Giang Province

Date: 1/19

Name: N 18 yo male

From: Kien Giang Province. Employed in Hau Giang. Duck Farmer

Adm: 1/10 Kien Giang Hospital, sent specimen out. (WHO: 1/14)

Onset: 1/10

DOD: 1/19 (WHO: 1/16)

Notes: (test results received 1/17)

WHO Update 1/20/12.

Confirmed: Positive


Soc Trang Province

2/1/12 Confirmed Human Case
Name: Female (26)
From: ti p B1,Tan Thanh Commune, District: Thanh Tri
Onset: 1/23 fever, cough
Adm: 1/25 Bac Lieu Province
Recon: 1/23 Thanh Tri district hospital
DOD: 1/28

Notes: Patient was slaughtering and eating infected meat, in areas of sick dead poultry.
Confirmed: Positive


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