title: [Report of the first case of influenza A (H1N1) in mainland China].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical characteristics and management of the first confirmed imported case of influenza A (H1N1) infection in mainland China.
  
  
  METHODS
  The description of the clinical manifestations, clinical management, infection preventing and controlling strategies were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 30-years old male patient came back from U.S.A. and with mild influenza-like symptoms developed. He had had a close contact history with a patient with "common cold" 4 d before onset of illness. Influenza A (H1N1) virus newly confirmed in North American was detected in the throat swab samples taken from this patient by real-time PCR and sequencing comparison. His symptoms ameliorated soon after administration of oseltamivir. The temperature was back to normal on the second day with oseltamivir. Nucleic acid of Influenza A (H1N1) virus was undetectable after 3 d with oseltamivir management. The patient was discharged on the 7 d after hospitalization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The clinical presentations of this imported case with Influenza A(H1N1) infection suggest that A(H1N1) infection manifests as flu-like symptoms in the healthy young people with a mild clinical course and a good prognosis. Early identification, early diagnosis and intervention with oseltamivir might be an effective clinical strategies for management of this emerging infectious disease.
authors: The Infectious Disease Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu 610061, China.
authors: Hong
authors: H
authors: Chen
authors: Ya-ling
authors: YL
authors: Liu
authors: Sheng-hua
authors: SH
authors: He
authors: Yi-lan
authors: YL
authors: Zeng
authors: Guang-fa
authors: GF
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D053139:Oseltamivir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D053139:Oseltamivir