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Radiological Features of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A H7N9 Virus: A Report of Three Cases

Human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus has emerged in China with high morbidity rates. Patients usually present with severe and rapidly progressive pneumonia. Therefore, radiological findings are important to diagnose and evaluate disease severity. The clinical characteristics of three ne...

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Autores principales: WU, Dandan, XU, Feng, LIU, Jin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4450693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26060749
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description Human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus has emerged in China with high morbidity rates. Patients usually present with severe and rapidly progressive pneumonia. Therefore, radiological findings are important to diagnose and evaluate disease severity. The clinical characteristics of three new cases of H7N9 virus infection were analyzed, especially the radiological findings, and previously published studies regarding H7N9 virus infection were summarized. Ground-glass opacification and areas of consolidation were the most common image features. Although drug resistance has been found in some H7N9 viruses, oseltamivir administration is still recommended as soon as possible. Moreover, timely epidemiological surveillance is needed, and a new vaccine is expected for the management of avian influenza.
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spelling pubmed-44506932015-06-09 Radiological Features of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A H7N9 Virus: A Report of Three Cases WU, Dandan XU, Feng LIU, Jin Iran J Public Health Case Report Human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus has emerged in China with high morbidity rates. Patients usually present with severe and rapidly progressive pneumonia. Therefore, radiological findings are important to diagnose and evaluate disease severity. The clinical characteristics of three new cases of H7N9 virus infection were analyzed, especially the radiological findings, and previously published studies regarding H7N9 virus infection were summarized. Ground-glass opacification and areas of consolidation were the most common image features. Although drug resistance has been found in some H7N9 viruses, oseltamivir administration is still recommended as soon as possible. Moreover, timely epidemiological surveillance is needed, and a new vaccine is expected for the management of avian influenza. Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-02 /pmc/articles/PMC4450693/ /pubmed/26060749 Text en Copyright © Iranian Public Health Association & Tehran University of Medical Sciences This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly.
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Radiological Features of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A H7N9 Virus: A Report of Three Cases
title Radiological Features of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A H7N9 Virus: A Report of Three Cases
title_full Radiological Features of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A H7N9 Virus: A Report of Three Cases
title_fullStr Radiological Features of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A H7N9 Virus: A Report of Three Cases
title_full_unstemmed Radiological Features of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A H7N9 Virus: A Report of Three Cases
title_short Radiological Features of Human Infection with Avian Influenza A H7N9 Virus: A Report of Three Cases
title_sort radiological features of human infection with avian influenza a h7n9 virus: a report of three cases
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4450693/
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