Argentina: confirmed the death of a 7-year-old child with Flu A

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It was informed by the Medical Director of the local nosocomio. He clarified that the illness was not the principal cause of the decease, but it aggravated his picture of pneumonia. Another child is interned by a respiratory infection, which is treated with antiviral although they think that it would not be infected with H1N1. In whole, 39 samples were sent to the Institute Malbrán.

“ He has died today (per yesterday) in Intensive Pediatric Therapy of the hospital a patient with a respiratory distrés who entered to the hospital one month ago with the diagnosis of pneumonia and, as any respiratory sharp serious infection, the samples were sent to the Malbrán (Institute), because the stationary flu this epoch is caused by the H1N1 and treatment begins for this type of germ in accordance with all the well-known norms. It is complicated, his respiratory picture does not have a good evolution, it goes on to therapy and dies today after 11 days of boarding school in therapy ”, he informed TiempoSur Analía Constantini, director Médica Asociada and Doctor of the Intensive Pediatric Therapy. The doctor clarified that the cause of death was not directly the Flu To, but his picture is complicated due to a bacterium. That is to say, the H1N1 was secondary to his complication. Another child En tanto, another child derived from Wished Port is internee - who entered yesterday to the midnight - with the "suspicion" of pneumonia because of the flu A, although as to the specialist, one doubts the diagnosis for other symptoms that would realize that his illness took place for a bacterium called Neumococo.
Nevertheless, he remembered that to any respiratory sharp serious infection Oseltamivir applies him to him, from what it is considered to be a positive case of H1N1. “ We do not have certainty that is a Flu To but it is this way treated by the infection ”, it stressed. This case raised to 39 the whole of samples sent to the Institute Malbrán, which only realizad for epidemiologic questions and not to confirm the illness.

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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Argentina: confirmed the death of a 7-year-old child with Flu A

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Rio Gallegos died a baby affected by Influenza A


A 7-year-old boy was admitted one month affected by the Influenza A virus died in the last hours in a hospital in Rio Gallegos, confirmed officially by the authorities of the hospital.



The medical director of the Regional Hospital of Rio Gallegos, Anal?a Constantini, reported the death of the boy, who was in Pediatric Intensive Care medical center with respiratory distress, diagnosed with pneumonia, and tests confirmed that the severity of H1N1 virus were positive.



The small boarding school for a month and died after eleven days in intensive care.



Hospital officials felt that it was Influenza A direct cause of death but a picture of pneumonia which was complicated by the existence of the virus.



Meanwhile, it emerged last night that another child is also in therapy with a similar picture but in the town of Puerto Deseado.



In addition, there are currently 39 samples that were sent for study to the Institute Malbr?n, although "only for reasons not to confirm epimediol?gicas and disease", as explained from the Undersecretary of Public Health of the Province. (NA)
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