title: Clinical features of H1N1 2009 infection in critically ill immunocompromised patients.
abstract: Seasonal influenza virus has been described as an emerging and severe pathogen in immunocompromised hosts. Since the beginning of the 2009 influenza A novel H1N1 pandemic, several series have described the clinical course of the disease in various populations. We report the clinical course of H1N1 2009 infection in 10 immunocompromised patients. Half of the patients received long-term steroid therapy. Disease was characterized by a clinical picture similar to that of non-immunocompromised patients but with prolonged course and higher mortality.
authors.affiliation: Medical Intensive Care Unit, Saint-Louis University Hospital, APHP, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Camous
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lemiale
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Canet
authors.forename: Adeline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Max
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schnell
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Le Goff
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rabbat
authors.forename: Benoit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schlemmer
authors.forename: Elie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Azoulay
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host / Q000276:immunology*; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000503:physiopathology*
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