Title |
Swine influenza A (H1N1) virus (SIV) infection requiring extracorporeal life support in an immunocompetent adult patient with indirect exposure to pigs, Italy, October 2016
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Published in |
Eurosurveillance, February 2017
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DOI | 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2017.22.5.30456 |
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Authors |
Francesca Rovida, Antonio Piralla, Federico Capra Marzani, Ana Moreno, Giulia Campanini, Francesco Mojoli, Marco Pozzi, Alessia Girello, Chiara Chiapponi, Fausto Vezzoli, Paola Prati, Elena Percivalle, Anna Pavan, Maria Gramegna, Giorgio Antonio Iotti, Fausto Baldanti |
Abstract |
We describe a case of severe swine influenza A(H1N1) virus infection in an immunocompetent middle-aged man in October 2016 in Italy who had only indirect exposure to pigs. The patient developed a severe acute distress respiratory syndrome which was successfully supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and treated with antiviral therapy. The sole risk factor for influenza was a body mass index > 30 kg/m(2). After a month of hospitalisation, the patient was discharged in good health. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Italy | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 33 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 5 | 15% |
Researcher | 4 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 12% |
Other | 3 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 9% |
Other | 4 | 12% |
Unknown | 10 | 30% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 12% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 2 | 6% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 6% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 6% |
Other | 8 | 24% |
Unknown | 13 | 39% |