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Editor, Senior Moderator
Med Arh. 2011;65(1):13-5.
Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of novel AHIN1 flu.
Koluder N, Hadzovic-Cengic M, Gojak R, Hadzic A, Lukovac E.
Source
Clinic for Infectious Diseases, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Bolnicka.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Swine influenza is respiratory infection caused by virus influenza A H1N1.
OBJECTIVE:
To show epidemiological and clinical characteristic of patients with confirmed influenza A H1N1 hospitalized at Clinic for Infectious Diseases of University Clinical Center Sarajevo.
MATERIAL AND METHODS:
We analyzed 127 medical records of patients with microbiologically confirmed pandemic influenza A/H1N1 (nasopharyngeal swab analyzed by PCR method).
RESULTS:
In our investigation female patients prevail (57%), age from 25 to 45 years old with medium difficult clinical picture (71.55%). Chi-square test showed significant dependence between sex and clinical status of patient (p < 0.05), dyspnea and clinical status of patient (p < 0.05), while statistical significance was nor proved related to comorbidity (p > 0.05), cough (p > 0.05), radiological confirmed pneumonia (p > 0.05), number of prehospital days of diseases (p > 0.05) and length of hospital care (p > 0.05). Significant impact on clinical status of patients is found related to age (p < 0.05), in a way that every year of age increase risk in 2.9% for more severe disease.
CONCLUSION:
Clinical and epidemiological parameters can impute severity of clinical status and therefore the outcome of disease.
PMID:
21534444
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21534444
Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of novel AHIN1 flu.
Koluder N, Hadzovic-Cengic M, Gojak R, Hadzic A, Lukovac E.
Source
Clinic for Infectious Diseases, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Bolnicka.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Swine influenza is respiratory infection caused by virus influenza A H1N1.
OBJECTIVE:
To show epidemiological and clinical characteristic of patients with confirmed influenza A H1N1 hospitalized at Clinic for Infectious Diseases of University Clinical Center Sarajevo.
MATERIAL AND METHODS:
We analyzed 127 medical records of patients with microbiologically confirmed pandemic influenza A/H1N1 (nasopharyngeal swab analyzed by PCR method).
RESULTS:
In our investigation female patients prevail (57%), age from 25 to 45 years old with medium difficult clinical picture (71.55%). Chi-square test showed significant dependence between sex and clinical status of patient (p < 0.05), dyspnea and clinical status of patient (p < 0.05), while statistical significance was nor proved related to comorbidity (p > 0.05), cough (p > 0.05), radiological confirmed pneumonia (p > 0.05), number of prehospital days of diseases (p > 0.05) and length of hospital care (p > 0.05). Significant impact on clinical status of patients is found related to age (p < 0.05), in a way that every year of age increase risk in 2.9% for more severe disease.
CONCLUSION:
Clinical and epidemiological parameters can impute severity of clinical status and therefore the outcome of disease.
PMID:
21534444
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21534444