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Risk Factors and Outcomes of Influenza A (H3N2) Pneumonia in an Area Where Avian Influenza (H5N1) Is Endemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Anucha Apisarnthanarak ,
Pilaipan Puthavathana  and
Linda M. Mundy
Anucha Apisarnthanarak*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Thammasart University Hospital, Pratumthani
Pilaipan Puthavathana
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
Linda M. Mundy
Affiliation:
Saint Louis University School of Public Health, St. Louis, Missouri
*
Division of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Medicine, Thammasart University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand, 12000 (anapisarn@yahoo.com)
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Abstract

We conducted a cohort study to identify the risks and outcomes of influenza A (H3N2) pneumonia. Of the 145 patients studied, 10 (7%) had influenza A pneumonia. Logistic regression identified multiple comorbidities (P<.001) and diarrhea at the initial presentation (P = .001) as associated risks. Infection with influenza A (P = .01) and receipt of inadequate antimicrobial therapy (P = .005) were predictors of mortality.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , April 2007 , pp. 479 - 482
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2007

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