Severe swine influenza A (H1N1) versus severe human seasonal influenza A (H3N2): Clinical comparisons

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-261

  Cunha, Burke A ^a,b   Pherez, Francisco M ^a,b   Strollo, Stephanie ^a,b   Syed, Uzma ^a,b   Laguerre, Marianne ^a,b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CPK; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR); Leukopenia; Relative lymphopenia; Serum ferritin; Serum transaminases (SGOT, SGPT); Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUGHING; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H3N2); LUNG INFILTRATE; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; MYALGIA; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 79955498374     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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