A comparison of clinical and epidemiological characteristics of fatal human infections with H5N1 and human influenza viruses in Thailand, 2004-2006

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Shinde, Vivek ^a   Hanshaoworakul, Wanna ^b   Simmerman, James M ^a   Narueponjirakul, Ubolrat ^b   Sanasuttipun, Wiwan ^b   Kaewchana, Suchada ^b   Areechokechai, Darin ^b   Ungchusak, Kumnuan ^b   Fry, Alicia M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; OSELTAMIVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; INFLUENZA A (H5N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS; ISCHEMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; THAILAND; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASON; VIROLOGY;

AVES; HUMAN INFLUENZA VIRUS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; THAILAND;

EID: 79955775833     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014809     Document Type: Article

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