Nosocomial swine influenza (H1N1) pneumonia: lessons learned from an illustrative case

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 278-281

  Cunha, B A ^a   Thekkel, V ^a   Krilov, L ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Epidemiology; Nosocomial infection; Pneumonia; Swine influenza H1N1

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; MEROPENEM; OSELTAMIVIR; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; PANDEMIC; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEW YORK; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 77649182024     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.08.024     Document Type: Article

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