The characteristics, clinical manifestations and outcomes of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in the elderly
Introduction The objetctive of this study was to evaluate the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in the elderly and identify the clinical characteristics, mortality and prognostic factors of the infection in these patients. Methods This was an observational, retrospective study. Data were collected fr...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3fb623dc684746b79901ac1bd2cd349f 2023-05-15T15:06:01+02:00 The characteristics, clinical manifestations and outcomes of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in the elderly Luana Lenzi Astrid Wiens Roberto Pontarolo 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/3fb623dc684746b79901ac1bd2cd349f EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200135 https://doaj.org/toc/0037-8682 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 0037-8682 1678-9849 https://doaj.org/article/3fb623dc684746b79901ac1bd2cd349f Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 46, Iss 2, Pp 135-140 (2013) Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) Elderly Clinical characteristics Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2013 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T02:14:27Z Introduction The objetctive of this study was to evaluate the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in the elderly and identify the clinical characteristics, mortality and prognostic factors of the infection in these patients. Methods This was an observational, retrospective study. Data were collected from the National Notifiable Diseases (SINAN), from the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Only patients 60 years old or more that had laboratory confirmed infections were included. The socio-demographic and clinical variables and outcomes were evaluated to compare mortality rates in the presence or absence of these factors. Results We included 93 patients in the study, 16.1% of whom died. The symptoms of cough and dyspnea, the use of the antiviral oseltamivir, influenza vaccine and comorbidities influenced the outcomes of cure or death. Chest radiography can aid in diagnosis. Conclusions Although relatively few elderly people were infected, this population presented high lethality that can be justified by the sum of clinical, physical and immunological factors in this population. Treatment with oseltamivir and vaccination against seasonal influenza have significantly reduced rates of hospitalization and mortality. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Introduction The objetctive of this study was to evaluate the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in the elderly and identify the clinical characteristics, mortality and prognostic factors of the infection in these patients. Methods This was an observational, retrospective study. Data were collected from the National Notifiable Diseases (SINAN), from the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Only patients 60 years old or more that had laboratory confirmed infections were included. The socio-demographic and clinical variables and outcomes were evaluated to compare mortality rates in the presence or absence of these factors. Results We included 93 patients in the study, 16.1% of whom died. The symptoms of cough and dyspnea, the use of the antiviral oseltamivir, influenza vaccine and comorbidities influenced the outcomes of cure or death. Chest radiography can aid in diagnosis. Conclusions Although relatively few elderly people were infected, this population presented high lethality that can be justified by the sum of clinical, physical and immunological factors in this population. Treatment with oseltamivir and vaccination against seasonal influenza have significantly reduced rates of hospitalization and mortality. |
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The characteristics, clinical manifestations and outcomes of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in the elderly |
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The characteristics, clinical manifestations and outcomes of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in the elderly |
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