A successful treatment of avian influenza infection in Turkey.
Avian influenza is a disease characterized with severe pneumonia caused by virus influenza A. Birds and poultry are vectors for spread of this disease. It is diagnosed by clinical evidence and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Here, we discuss the treatment procedures of a child diagnosed as avian influenza.
Dogan
Nazim
N
Department of Anaesthesia and Reanimation, Medical School of Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey. nazdogan@atauni.edu.tr
Ozkan
Behzat
B
Boga
Ibrahim
I
Kizilkaya
Mehmet
M
Altindağ
Hakan
H
D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000635:transmission; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D053139:Oseltamivir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011200:Poultry; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D053139:Oseltamivir