Articles: pandemics.
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Health Technol Assess · Dec 2010
Multicenter StudyObservational study to investigate vertically acquired passive immunity in babies of mothers vaccinated against H1N1v during pregnancy.
The primary objective was to determine the proportion of babies who acquired passive immunity to A/H1N1v, born to mothers who accepted vaccination as part of the national vaccination programme while pregnant (during the second and/or third trimesters) against the novel A/H1N1v influenza virus (exposed group) compared with unvaccinated (unexposed) mothers. ⋯ The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme.
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To describe the incidence, clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill patients in Ireland with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection, and to provide a dynamic assessment of the burden of such cases on Irish intensive care units. ⋯ The 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic was a significant burden on Irish ICUs, predominantly affecting the tertiary centres. The demographics and clinical characteristics were similar to those described in the southern hemisphere, suggesting such data may inform future resource planning for similar threats.
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Comparative Study
Pandemic H1N1 influenza in the pediatric emergency department: a comparison with previous seasonal influenza outbreaks.
We compare the acuity of pediatric emergency department (ED) patients between the ongoing H1N1 influenza pandemic and previous seasonal influenza outbreaks. ⋯ The severity of illness during the 2009 H1N1 surge appeared similar to that of previous influenza seasons for the total population of the 2 pediatric tertiary care EDs, whereas an increase in the proportion of ICU admissions was observed for patients with influenza-like illness.
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Int J Gynaecol Obstet · Dec 2010
Outcomes for pregnant women infected with the influenza A (H1N1) virus during the 2009 pandemic in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
To study the epidemiologic characteristics and underlying conditions that place pregnant women infected with H1N1 virus at increased risk for being admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). ⋯ Neither an advanced pregnancy nor comorbidities increased the risk of being admitted to the ICU but, compared with the results of other studies, a prompt treatment lowered mortality.
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To identify the resource usage by patients with influenza A H1N1 admitted to Australian and New Zealand intensive care units during the first wave of the pandemic in June, July and August 2009. ⋯ Low rates of admission of H1N1 patients to ICUs during the 2009 pandemic enabled the intensive care system to cope with the large demand when analysed at a jurisdictional level.