Clinical experience with severe 2009 H1N1 influenza in the intensive care unit at King Saud Medical City, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-56

  Mady, A ^a   Ramadan, O S ^a   Yousef, A ^a   Mandourah, Y ^b   Amr, A A ^a   Kherallah, M ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

APACHE; ARDS; H1N1; Infection; Mortality; Outcome; Pneumonia; Respiratory failure; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OSELTAMIVIR;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY DELAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; APACHE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSELTAMIVIR; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857112460     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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