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Life‐threatening respiratory failure from H1N1 influenza 09 (human swine influenza)
Author(s) -
Kaufman Melissa A,
Duke Graeme J,
McGain Forbes,
French Craig,
Aboltins Craig,
Lane Gary,
Gutteridge Geoff A
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02726.x
Subject(s) - intensive care , medicine , intensive care medicine
We present the first six cases of H1N1 influenza 09 (confirmed by a polymerase chain reaction test from nasopharyngeal swabs) in patients requiring admission to intensive care in Australia (in three hospitals in the north-western suburbs of Melbourne). These cases highlight the small but significant risk of life-threatening respiratory failure associated with H1N1 influenza 09 infection.