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| LETTER TO EDITOR |
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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 292 |
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Hospitalized patients with severe and non-severe pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
Viroj Wiwanitkit
Hainan Medical University, China; Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Serbia; Joseph Ayobabalola University, Nigeria
| Date of Web Publication | 24-Sep-2014 |
Correspondence Address:
Viroj Wiwanitkit
Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok 10160, Thailand
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2249-4863.141655
How to cite this article:
Wiwanitkit V. Hospitalized patients with severe and non-severe pandemic influenza A (H1N1). J Family Med Prim Care 2014;3:292 |
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Dear Editor,
The recent report on "hospitalized patients with severe and non-severe pandemic influenza A (H1N1) [1]" is very interesting. A study by Chudasama et al., noted that "delayed referral from general practitioner/physician, duration of antiviral treatment, presence of coexisting condition (i.e. pregnancy) were responsible for intensive care or mortality among severe influenza A (H1N1) illness. [1]" Of interest, Chudasama et al., has just reported a highly similar report in Indian J Crit Care Med and the same conclusion can be seen. [2] In fact, these findings can reflect that the outcome of the infection is mainly affected by the quality of medical care and patient underlying condition, not the virulence factor of the pathogen. Focusing on the Saurashtra region setting, it has been previously noted that the pregnancy was the greatest risk for severe disease. [3] As Chudasama et al., noted, [4] "early diagnosis and treatment may reduce the severity of the disease."
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| 1. | Chudasama RK, Patel UV, Verma PB. Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients with Severe and Non-Severe Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in Saurashtra Region, India (Two Waves Analysis). J Family Med Prim Care 2013;2:182-7. 
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| 2. | Chudasama RK, Verma PB, Amin CD, Gohel B, Savariya D, Ninama R. Correlates of severe disease in patients admitted with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection in Saurashtra region, India. Indian J Crit Care Med 2010;14:113-20.
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| 3. | Chudasama RK, Patel UV, Verma PB, Amin CD, Savaria D, Ninama R, et al. Clinico-epidemiological features of the hospitalized patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in Saurashtra region, India (September, 2009 to February, 2010). Lung India 2011;28:11-6.
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| 4. | Chudasama RK, Patel UV, Verma PB, Agarwal P, Bhalodiya S, Dholakiya D. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 2009 pandemic influenza A in hospitalized pediatric patients of the Saurashtra region, India. World J Pediatr 2012;8:321-7.4.
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