A multi-agency team of public health experts recently presented the results of their investigation into the cluster of four immunocompromised patients admitted to Duke University Medical Center over the 21-27 Sep, 2009 timeframe, who were found to have oseltamivir-resistant H1N1 (the H275Y mutation). Three of the patients died. The investigation involved reviews of patient medical […]
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Tagged: Care and Treatment, flu, h1n1, influenza, International News, pandemic flu, swine flu, US News
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- March 24, 2010 – 10:41 pm
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Pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1), as has been widely documented, has had a greater burden on younger populations. In a normal flu season, 90% of deaths are in persons over age 65. With pH1N1 the percentages have been nearly reversed with 88% of deaths occuring in persons under 65. Overall pH1N1 has exibited low pathogencity, resulting in […]
Categories: International News,US News
Tagged: flu, h1n1, influenza, International News, pandemic flu, swine flu, US News
- Published:
- March 24, 2010 – 5:26 am
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- By The Editor
