Thursday, February 17, 2011

HUE: A patient with suspected H5N1 influenza deaths


TT- (02/18/2011)



VH-day 17.2, the Hospital of Hue Medical and Pharmaceutical University, said Dinh Thi Hue patients (15 years, in Nam Dong district, Thua Thien-Hue) suspected influenza A/H5N1, each hospital admission in this mortality.

Earlier, about 16 hours 30 minutes 14.2 days, patients given emergency Hue Hospital at Hue University of Medicine with symptoms of flu such as H5N1 flu, shortness of breath, acute respiratory failure, pneumonia ... To 17 hours with 30 days, the patient was transferred to Hue Central Hospital and died the same day as 20 hours.

After the patient died Dinh Thi Hue, 27 doctors, nurses, nurses, technicians of the University Hospital of Hue Medical and Pharmaceutical been exposed to this patient and four patients with Hue were roommates for medication tamiflu and quarantined to prevent influenza A/H5N1.

The local health sector has sent samples to be tested, and conduct disinfection area of residence of patients, for relatives of patients taking precautions.

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