Clinical Features of Hospitalized Adult Patients with Pneumonia in Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Infection.

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

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Han, Chang Hoon¹  Hyun, Yu Kyung²  Choi, Yu Ri¹  Sung, Na Young³  Park, Yoon Seon¹  Lee, Kkot Sil²  Chung, Jae Ho² 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital;Department of Internal Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine;Medical Institute, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital

关键词: Influenza A Virus;    H1N1 Subtype;    Pneumonia;    Disease Outbreaks;   

DOI  :  10.4046/trd.2010.69.1.24

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

【 摘 要 】

BACKGROUND A novel 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged and disseminated to all over the world. There are few reports on the clinical characteristics of patients with complications. We describe the clinical features of pneumonia in adult patients hospitalized, who have novel influenza infection. METHODS: There were 43 adult patients enrolled into the study with pneumonia of 528 hospitalized patients confirmed influenza A (H1N1) virus infection by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction testing, between 24 August 2009 and 31 January 2010. The clinical data of patients with pneumonia were collected retrospectively. RESULTS: There were 22 of 43 (51.2%) influenza patients with pneumonia that had higher risk factors for complications. Compared to 28 patients with influenza A (H1N1) viral pneumonia and 15 patients, who had isolated bacteria from cultures, those with mixed viral and bacterial pneumonia were significantly more likely to have unilobar consolidations on chest radiographs (53.3 vs. 10.7%, p<0.01) and higher scores of pneumonia severity index (PSI; 90 [66~100] vs. 53 [28~90], p=0.04). Six patients required mechanical ventilation support in an Intensive Care Unit and were more likely to have dyspnea (83.3 vs. 29.3%, p=0.02) and low levels of PaO2 (48.3 [37.0~70.5] vs 64.0 [60.0~74.5] mm Hg, p=0.02) and high levels of pneumonia severity index (PSI) score (108.0 [74.5~142.8] vs. 56.0 [40.5~91.0], p=0.03). CONCLUSION: The majority of pneumonia patients infected with novel influenza improved. Chest radiographic findings of unilobar consolidations suggest that mixed pneumonia is more likely. Initial dyspnea, hypoxemia, and high levels of PSI score are associated with undergoing mechanical ventilation support.

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