Open AccessSevere and critical cases of H1N1 influenza in pregnancy: A chinese perspective
Author(s) -
J Liu,
Q Li,
Hong Cui,
C Liu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.90079
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , pregnancy , gestational age , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , logistic regression , risk factor , cohort study , obstetrics , genetics , biology
In 2009, an outbreak of A/H1N1 influenza spread worldwide. Following the start of winter in Liaoning province in China, the number of pregnant women infected with influenza increased significantly. Some of them developed respiratory failure and multiple organ failure.