Predictors of Pneumococcal Co-infection for Patients with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009

We conducted a systematic investigation of pneumococcal co-infection in patients with a diagnosis of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and any risk factor for complications or with severity criteria. We found 14% prevalence, with one third of patients having nonpneumonic infections. A severity assessment score &...

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Autores principales: Masiá, Mar, Padilla, Sergio, Antequera, Pedro, Ramos, José Manuel, Ruiz, Montserrat, Gutiérrez, Félix
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21801627
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1708.101673
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Sumario:We conducted a systematic investigation of pneumococcal co-infection in patients with a diagnosis of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and any risk factor for complications or with severity criteria. We found 14% prevalence, with one third of patients having nonpneumonic infections. A severity assessment score >1 and high C-reactive protein levels were predictors of pneumococcal co-infection.

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