title: Clinical and epidemiological features of patients with confirmed avian influenza presenting to Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital, Indonesia, 2005-2007.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Since the first human cases of H5N1 avian influenza virus infection were detected in Indonesia in 2005, the Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital in Jakarta has managed 27 confirmed cases from September 2005 to December 2007.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed the clinical and epidemiological data of these patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Clinical and radiological features were not specific. Most patients were young and had indirect contact with infected poultry. The majority of cases presented to the Infectious Diseases hospital late when the patients already had features of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). The mortality was high at 77%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is clearly an urgent need for better field diagnostics and therapeutics for the management of this emerging pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Sulianti Saroso Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
authors.forename: Sardikin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giriputro
authors.forename: Rismali
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agus
authors.forename: Sri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sulastri
authors.forename: Dewi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Murniati
authors.forename: Fitryani
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Darwis
authors.forename: I B Sila
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Wiweka
authors.forename: Adria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rusli
authors.forename: Sondang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sirait
authors.forename: Susi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marhaningtyas
authors.forename: Tuti
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hendrawardati
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soetanto
authors.forename: Elly
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deliana
authors.forename: Iman
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Firmansyah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors