A retrospective evaluation of critically ill patients infected with H1N1 influenza A virus in Bursa, Turkey, during the 2009-2010 pandemic.

Nermin K. G., Remzi I., Zeynep A., Ilker C., Meltem O. T., Guven O., ...More

African health sciences, vol.15, no.2, pp.352-9, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.4314/ahs.v15i2.7
  • Journal Name: African health sciences
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.352-9
  • Keywords: pandemic influenza, H1N1 infection, critically ill patient, intensive care unit, PNEUMONIA, A(H1N1)
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: H1N1 influenza A virus infections were first reported in April 2009 and spread rapidly, resulting in mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients with H1N1 infection treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) in Bursa, Turkey.