Clinical findings for early human cases of influenza A(H7N9) virus infection, Shanghai, China

A novel strain of influenza A(H7N9) virus has emerged in China and is causing mild to severe clinical symptoms in infected humans. Some case-patients have died. To further knowledge of this virus, we report the characteristics and clinical histories of 4 early case-patients.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2013-07, Vol.19 (7), p.1142-1146
Hauptverfasser:	Lu, Shuihua, Zheng, Yufang, Li, Tao, Hu, Yunwen, Liu, Xinian, Xi, Xiuhong, Chen, Qingguo, Wang, Qingle, Cao, Ye, Wang, Yanbing, Zhou, Lijun, Lowrie, Douglas, Bao, Jing
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Avian influenza case reports diagnosis Dispatch Drug therapy Fatal Outcome H7N9 Humans influenza Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype - genetics Influenza, Human - diagnostic imaging Influenza, Human - immunology Influenza, Human - therapy Influenza, Human - virology Lymphocyte Count Male Medical research Medicine, Experimental Middle Aged Molecular Diagnostic Techniques Platelet Count Radiography Shanghai China treatment
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Zusammenfassung:	A novel strain of influenza A(H7N9) virus has emerged in China and is causing mild to severe clinical symptoms in infected humans. Some case-patients have died. To further knowledge of this virus, we report the characteristics and clinical histories of 4 early case-patients.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1907.130612