(H1N1)V Influenza a Infection: Report on the First Deaths in Spain
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Severe pandemic (H1N1)v influenza A infection: Report on the first deaths in Spainresp_1874 78..85 IGNACIO MARTIN-LOECHES,1 ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ,1 JUAN BONASTRE,2 RAFAEL ZARAGOZA,3 RAFAEL SIERRA,4 ASUNCIÓN MARQUES,5 JOSE JULIÁ-NARVAEZ,6 EMILI DIAZ,1 JORDI RELLO;7 THE H1N1 SEMICYUC WORKING GROUP* 1Critical Care Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, University Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERes), Tarragona, 2Critical Care Department, La Fe University Hospital, 3Critical Care Department, Dr Peset University Hospital, 5Critical Care Department, La Ribera University Hospital, Valencia, 4Critical Care Department, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, Cádiz, 6Critical Care Department, Infanta Cristina University Hospital, Badajoz, and 7Critical Care Department, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Institut de Recerca Vall d’Hebron, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERes), Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain ABSTRACT SUMMARY AT A GLANCE Background and objective: The impact of pandemic The impact of pandemic (H1N1)v influenza A influenza A (H1N1)v infection is still unknown but it is infection is still unknown but it is associated with a associated with a high case-fatality rate. high case-fatality rate. This prospective, observa- Methods: This was a prospective, observational, mul- tional, multicentre study conducted in 144 ticentre study conducted in 144 Spanish intensive care Spanish intensive care units, summarizes the clini- units. Demographic and clinical data were reviewed for cal characteristics of the first 131 patients who died all cases of pandemic influenza A (H1N1)v infection during the initial wave of infection. reported from 23 June 2009 through 11 February 2010 and confirmed by reverse transcriptase PCR assay.
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