title: A successful treatment of avian influenza infection in Turkey.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Reanimation, Medical School of Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey. nazdogan@atauni.edu.tr
authors.forename: Nazim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.forename: Behzat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Boga
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kizilkaya
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Altindağ
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D053139:Oseltamivir