Vietnam: Patients had serious complication

28/07/2009 09:49
* 2 patients foreigners suspected drug Tamiflu resistance

Influenza virus has increased in power?

Yesterday afternoon 27 / 7, the doctor Tran Tinh Hien - PGDBV TPHCM Tropical Diseases, said, hospitals are treating 80 patients for influenza A/H1N1 infection, including 8 of the foreigners. However, the most anxious to have you here appear in patients with severe complication. It is a male patient who has hospital treatment during the 9 days from now infected and influenza A/H1N1 complication severe pneumonia.

At first patients treated about 3 days then the fever, but after that the fever and accompanied by pneumonia. BV has determined this is the complication of severe A/H1N1 infected by the first BV Tropical Diseases recorded.

In addition, BV Tropical Diseases TPHCM also recorded the suspect drug Tamiflu resistance when 2 foreign patients treated to 9th but still positive for H1N1. Specifically, a patient indicated TPHCM treatment was 14 days but not from making BV Tropical Diseases had to redirect treatment. "Normally a patient treated for 3-4 days for negative results when the treatment time lasts more than 1 week are positive to have found the time to clean the virus slowly," Dr. Tran Tinh Hien confirmed.

Recognition of the NNVN that Ch Tropical Diseases has received treatment for a pregnant woman in first 5 months were influenza A/H1N1. Thai effects are manifestations of cough, fever BV to be tested this month and 4 days for positive results for influenza A/H1N1. There is additive pregnancy active treatment and no assessment of affect pregnancy. Before this poor place, Dr. Tran Tinh Hien salary, up to Vietnam may have died because of influenza A/H1N1.

3 more schools gotten flu

Also in yesterday, a student High School Building (on page Nơ Long, Binh Thanh District) has been officially identified with positive influenza A/H1N1. Initial investigation showed that, before the disease, students have to drink coffee and chat in the Internet service area shore scratch Language Dang Van. Then out of the rain and cold having fever, then the test at the Pham Ngoc Thach BV for the positive results for influenza A/H1N1.

Up to yesterday afternoon, girlfriend of students also have manifestations of high fever and was conducted in isolation, test flu. Am now 27 / 7, the high school construction was red alarm, prohibits all students to school, and implement isolation now 32 students in class with this patient. At the health sector has the 5 students of the high body temperature. BGH by the school, before detection of the disease, the school has 900 students are studying. In addition, parents and brother of the patient is also being conducted in testing.

The same day, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has confirmed an additional 1 student private high schools Germany Hong (Tan Binh) influenza A/H1N1 infection. It is the student Tran Thanh Tr., 14 years old. After receiving this information, although not more recognition of influenza A/H1N1 infection, but any school BGH Germany Hong decision temporarily close the school. The Department of Health Daklak province on 27 / 7 also confirm 1 students attending private school in Thai Binh (Tan Binh District, HCMC) positive for HPAI H1N1. Students develop this disease after 2 days of his TPHCM lánh flu but then has the disease. At the Thai Binh has 200 boarding students and is temporarily closed (before the students of this disease) to students free to leave.

Recognition of NNVN that to the 27 / 7 has 8 students, 1 teacher and 1 staff RMIT University Vietnam (Q.7) positive for influenza A/H1N1. This is chùm flu from 22 / 7 the Department of Health TPHCM not timely blockade, but to prevent the school temporarily closed for students free home. Chùm flu at separate high schools private boarding Nguyen Khuyen (Tan Binh) had 10 students have influenza A/H1N1 and secondary schools in The Times Ngo (Q.9) also had 10 more children positive influenza A/H1N1 , raising the total to more than 90 infected children.

Institute of Hygiene epidemiological Central 27 / 7 has been officially confirmed case of death of a patient named T. live in Ky Tien, Ky Anh district, Ha Tinh province non influenza A/H1N1 and influenza A/H5N1.

Anh T. many epidemiological factors, clinical symptoms similar to influenza by influenza A/H1N1 and A/H5N1 tests but official results were negative.