[Clinical and laboratory characteristics of a new influenza A (HIN1) epidemic].
OBJECTIVE
To analysis the clinical and laboratory characteristics of Patients infected with new influenza A (HIN1) virus.


METHODS
All cases with new influenza A (H1N1) confirmed on polymerase chain reaction assay on throat swabs. There were included in a prospective evaluation of clinical characteristics, laboratory results, treatment and overcome of new influenza A (H1N1).


RESULTS
There were 35 patients in the epidemic. Clinical illness developed within a mean of 1.7 days. Fever occurred in 97.1%, sore throat 65.7% cough 51.4%, headache 28.6%, and myalgia 31.4%. All patients were treated with oseltamivir lasted 5 days. The mean duration of viral shedding was 4.5 days. All were cured and left hospital after day 7.


CONCLUSIONS
It was infected by new influenza A (H1N1) typically in this epidemic.
Clinical Laboratory Center, 302 Hospital of PLA, Beijing, China.
Yan-Qing
YQ
Feng
Tong-Sheng
TS
Guo
Li-Ming
LM
Liu
Yong-Li
YL
Li
Bo
B
Li
Zhi-Guo
ZG
Liu
Zhi-Qiang
ZQ
Sun
Min
M
Zhao
Yuan-Li
YL
Mao
Bo-An
BA
Li
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D053139:Oseltamivir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
D053139:Oseltamivir