Radiological features of lung changes caused by avian influenza subtype a H5N1 virus: Report of two severe adult cases with regular follow-up

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-104

  Lu, Pu Xuan ^a   Wang, Yi Xiang ^b   Zhou, Bo Ping ^a   Ge, Yang ^c   Zhu, Wen Ke ^a   Chen, Xin Chun ^a   Ran, Xian Gui ^c  

^a GUANGDONG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Second Municipal Hospital of Fuyang   (China)

Author keywords

Avian flu; Chest X ray; Infectious diseases; Lung diseases; Tomography, computed

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; OSELTAMIVIR; POLYMYXIN B; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PNEUMONIA; SECONDARY INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE;

EID: 74749088636     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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