We would like to discuss the recent publication titled “Fulminant myocarditis associated with the H1N1 influenza virus: case report and literature review.”(1) In this report, Lobo et al. noted that “the H1N1 influenza virus should be considered an etiologic agent of myocarditis”(1) and concluded that “the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy appears promising but has not yet been ...

BACKGROUND The MChip uses data from the hybridization of amplified viral RNA to 15 distinct oligonucleotides that target the influenza A matrix (M) gene segment. An artificial neural network (ANN) automates the interpretation of subtle differences in fluorescence intensity patterns from the microarray. The complete process from clinical specimen to identification including amplification of vira...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES An outbreak of influenza was investigated between June 24 and July 30, 2009 in a residential school at Panchgani, Maharashtra, India. The objectives were to determine the aetiology, study the clinical features in the affected individuals and, important epidemiological and environmental factors. The nature of public health response and effectiveness of the control measure...

background: world health organization declared pandemic phase of human infection with novel influenza a (h1n1) in april 2009. there are very few reports about the neurological complications of h1n1 virus infection in the literature. occasionally, these complications are severe and even fatal in some individuals. the aims of this study were to report neurological complaints and/or complications ...

INTRODUCTION The emergence of a new subtype of the influenza virus in 2009 generated interest in the international medical community, the media, and the general population. Pregnant women are considered to be a group at risk of serious complications related to the H1N1 influenza virus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes and teratogenic effects of pregnancies exposed to the H1N1 ...

PURPOSE OF STUDY The demographics, clinical features and outcome of patients with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 infection were compared with a concurrent cohort of patients with seasonal influenza A infection. STUDY DESIGN The clinical and microbiological data of hospitalised adult patients admitted between 29 June and 28 October 2009, with pandemic A (H1N1) 2009 or seasonal influenza A in...

BACKGROUND Google Flu Trends (GFT) uses anonymized, aggregated internet search activity to provide near-real time estimates of influenza activity. GFT estimates have shown a strong correlation with official influenza surveillance data. The 2009 influenza virus A (H1N1) pandemic [pH1N1] provided the first opportunity to evaluate GFT during a non-seasonal influenza outbreak. In September 2009, an...

BACKGROUND Pregnant women were at increased risk for serious outcomes of 2009 pandemic influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (influenza A[H1N1]pdm09) infection, but little is known about the overall impact of the pandemic on neonatal and maternal outcomes. METHODS We identified live births that occurred from 1 July 2008 through 31 May 2010 in 5 Kaiser Permanente regions. Pregnant women were consider...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the burden of pregnancy-related mortality resulting from influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 virus infection during the 2009-2010 pandemic influenza season. METHODS Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System were used to identify women whose death during or shortly after pregnancy was attributed or likely attributed to the infl...

INTRODUCTION Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged and spread globally in the spring of 2009. Saudi Arabia also witnessed a severe H1N1 pandemic virus epidemic with considerable morbidity and mortality in different parts of the kingdom beginning in June 2009. The influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus was detected in samples collected between May 2009 and November 2010 from Makkah region. This study ...