title: [Hemorrhagic pneumonia caused by influenza virus: virological diagnosis].
abstract: The paper presents the case of a female patient who was admitted to "Calixto García" General Hospital with respiratory distress and hypovolemic or septic shock. She was diagnosed with viral hemorrhagic pneumonia. From the endotracheal secretion taken as a sample, the influenza virus was isolated as etiological agent, which, through the hemaglutination inhibition technique, was characterized as a strain belonging to H3N2 subtype, very similar to strain A/Johannesburg/33/94 from the antigenic viewpoint. The patient recovered satisfactorily after being treated with rivabirin.
authors: s.ORO@ipk.sld.cu
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Oropesa Fernández
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Abreu Nicot
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Morier
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Hernández Espinosa
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: González
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Goyenechea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D012254:Ribavirin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D012254:Ribavirin