Clinical and laboratory characteristics of a new influenza A (HIN1) epidemic / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analysis the clinical and laboratory characteristics of Patients infected with new influenza A (HIN1) virus.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>All cases with new influenza A (H1N1) confirmed on polymerase chain reaction assay on throat swabs. There were included in a prospective evaluation of clinical characteristics, laboratory results, treatment and overcome of new influenza A (H1N1).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There were 35 patients in the epidemic. Clinical illness developed within a mean of 1.7 days. Fever occurred in 97.1%, sore throat 65.7% cough 51.4%, headache 28.6%, and myalgia 31.4%. All patients were treated with oseltamivir lasted 5 days. The mean duration of viral shedding was 4.5 days. All were cured and left hospital after day 7.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>It was infected by new influenza A (H1N1) typically in this epidemic.</p>