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A report of viremia in an immunocompetent child with influenza A/H1N1 infection ? which may be the first of its kind to be documented ? demonstrates that the virus can spread to other sites and hinder therapeutic interventions, according to a study published online.
Susan H. Wootton, MD, of the division of infectious diseases, department of pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, and colleagues included in their study 20 children aged younger than 17 years who were admitted to Children?s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, with laboratory-confirmed influenza between January 2009 and April 2011.
The investigators collected nasopharyngeal wash specimens, stool specimens and a blood sample from each patient and detected influenza in both non-respiratory sites studied.
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http://www.healio.com/infectious-di...respiratory-sites-in-immunocompetent-children
Susan H. Wootton, MD, of the division of infectious diseases, department of pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, and colleagues included in their study 20 children aged younger than 17 years who were admitted to Children?s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, with laboratory-confirmed influenza between January 2009 and April 2011.
The investigators collected nasopharyngeal wash specimens, stool specimens and a blood sample from each patient and detected influenza in both non-respiratory sites studied.
...
http://www.healio.com/infectious-di...respiratory-sites-in-immunocompetent-children