Avian influenza (H5N1): Implications for intensive care

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 823-829

  Gruber, Pascale C ^a   Gomersall, Charles D ^a   Joynt, Gavin M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Infection control; Mechanical ventilation; Morbidity; Mortality; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADAMANTANE DERIVATIVE; AMANTADINE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; RIMANTADINE; SIALIDASE INHIBITOR; STEROID; ZANAMIVIR;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG METABOLISM; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; VACCINATION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MORBIDITY; TRIAGE;

EID: 33646884412     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0148-z     Document Type: Review

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