Influenza AH1N1: Un riesgo global

Predicting AH1N1 2009 influenza epidemic in Southeast Europe

AIM To use the data on the AH1N1 2009 influenza epidemic in the Southern hemisphere countries to predict the course and size of the upcoming influenza epidemic in South-Eastern Europe (SEE) countries and other regions of the World with temperate climate. METHOD We used a comparative epidemiological method to evaluate accessible electronic data on laboratory-confirmed deaths from AH1N1 2009 in...

ECMO, ARDS and AH1N1

Evaluación multicriterio de la exposición al riesgo ambiental mediante un sistema de información geográfica en Argentina

Objetivo. Elaborar un modelo espacial que integre los factores ambientales que constituyen una amenaza para la salud, de aplicación en la cuenca del río Matanza-Riachuelo (CMR). Métodos. Se implementaron procedimientos de evaluación multicriterio en el entorno de los sistemas de información geográfica para obtener una zonificación del territorio basada en grados de aptitud para residir. Se geor...

Variability of influenza AH1N1 infections in a neonatal unit in Spain.

We describe three positive influenza AH1N1 cases in a neonatal unit during the influenza pandemic in Spain. One term baby presented with an upper respiratory tract infection, another preterm infant with an apnea episode following nosocomial infection, and thirdly, a term infant of a mother with influenza AH1N1 had severe respiratory distress and pneumothoraces needing high-frequency ventilation.

Incidental late diagnosis of cystic fibrosis following AH1N1 influenza virus pneumonia: a case report

BACKGROUND Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by chronic progressive multisystem involvement. AH1N1 virus infections caused classic influenza symptoms in the majority of cystic fibrosis patients while others experienced severe outcomes. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of late incidental cystic fibrosis diagnosis in a young Caucasian man suffering from respirat...