Influenza News
| Aug 27, 2010 – SOURCE: DGNews | |||
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TopAbstracts in Influenza 08/26/2010 | |
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| Aug 26, 2010 – SOURCE: Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy | |||
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Efficacy and safety of intravenous peramivir for the treatment of seasonal influenza | |
| Background: Peramivir, a sialic acid analogue, is a selective inhibitor of neuraminidases produced by influenza A and B viruses. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of a single intravenous dose of peramivir in outpatients with uncomplicated seasonal infl | |||
| Aug 25, 2010 – SOURCE: Clinical Therapeutics | |||
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Cost-effectiveness of stockpiling 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine to prevent secondary pneumococcal infections among a high-risk population in the united states during an influenza pandemic | |
| Background: Secondary bacterial infections (especially pneumococcal infections) were a major cause of death during prior influenza pandemics. One strategy to prevent pneumococcal infections in adults during a future pandemic is to stockpile 23-valent pneu | |||
| Aug 25, 2010 – SOURCE: Vaccine | |||
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Longitudinal 2 years field study of conventional vaccination against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in layer hens | |
| A licensed, inactivated vaccine based on a low pathogenic avian influenza virus strain (H5N2) was evaluated in layer hens kept under field conditions during a 2-year period. Vaccine efficacy was investigated by specific antibodies and by challenge-contact | |||
| Aug 19, 2010 – SOURCE: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal | |||
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Adverse neurologic reactions after both doses of pandemic h1n1 influenza vaccine with optic neuritis and demyelination | |
| When a neurologic condition develops after vaccination of a patient, the causal relationship is difficult to determine. We report an unusual case in which neurologic signs occurred in a previously healthy child after both doses of H1N1 2009 influenza vacc | |||
| Aug 19, 2010 – SOURCE: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal | |||
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Three children with plastic bronchitis associated with 2009 h1n1 influenza virus infection | |
| We report the cases of 3 children with plastic bronchitis associated with 2009 H1N1 influenza virus infection. These 3 children shared common clinical and radiologic features: rapid and progressive respiratory distress with whole lung atelectasis on chest | |||
| Aug 16, 2010 – SOURCE: Vaccine | |||
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Prevalence of high-risk indications for influenza vaccine varies by age, race, and income | |
| Estimates of the proportions of the population who are at high risk of influenza complications because of prior health status or who are likely to have decreased vaccination response because of immunocompromising conditions would enhance public health pla | |||
| Aug 16, 2010 – SOURCE: Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) | |||
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A 29-year-old woman with flu-like symptoms: review of influenza diagnosis and treatment | |
| Peaks of seasonal influenza activity occur annually in many countries, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Using the case of Ms R, a 29-year-old woman who presented with acute onset of respiratory symptoms and was evaluated for influenza, co | |||
| Aug 12, 2010 – SOURCE: Archives of Neurology | |||
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Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis Following Vaccination With Nasal Attenuated Novel Influenza A(H1N1) Vaccine | |
| BACKGROUND: Transverse myelitis has been reported in association with vaccination, including influenza vaccination. OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis associated with vaccination with a nasal attenuated novel inf | |||
| Aug 11, 2010 – SOURCE: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia | |||
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Microcirculatory abnormalities in patients with severe influenza A (H1N1) infection | |
| PURPOSE: This study was designed to evaluate the degree of microcirculatory abnormalities in patients with severe influenza A (H1N1) infection. METHODS: We assessed the sublingual microcirculation in seven consecutive patients with acute lung injury relat | |||
