Postmortem findings in eight cases of influenza A/H1N1

Modern Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1449-1457

  Rosen, Daniel G ^a   Lopez, Ana E ^b   Anzalone, Mary L ^b   Wolf, Dwayne A ^b   Derrick, Sharon M ^b   Florez, Luisa F ^b   Gonsoulin, Morna L ^b   Hines, Merrill O ^b   Mitchell, Roger A ^b   Phatak, Darshan R ^b   Haden Pinneri, Kathryn ^b   Sanchez, Luis A ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Harris County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

autopsy; H1N1; histopathology; influenza A; pandemic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY MASS; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; INFANT; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NECROTIZING BRONCHIOLITIS; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOIDOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; THYMOMA; TRACHEITIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049464158     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2010.148     Document Type: Article

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