title: [Probable vertical transmission of the influenza virus A (H1N1): apropos of a case].
abstract: We report the case of a male newborn, product of a 36 week pregnancy, with diagnosis of congenital pneumonia and with a confirmatory test for influenza A (H1N1) virus, without any other suspicious contact. The mother was admitted to the hospital with respiratory failure and the history of a flu-like episode of 5 days of evolution, during the first days of the pandemic in Peru. Due to the severe evolution of the respiratory process, assisted ventilation was given to her and then a cesarean section was performed due to acute fetal distress and oligoamnios. The mother was later confirmed as a case of epidemic influenza A (H1N1) and pulmonary tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú. ruben_dariovb@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Rubén D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Vásquez
authors.forename: Víctor M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Chávez
authors.forename: Iris E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Gamio
authors.forename: Richard I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Marcos F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Polar
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Montalvo
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ticona
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male