[Laboratory diagnoses of the first confirmed human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) in the mainland of China].

Autor: Dong J; Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100052, China., Zhang H, Liu YZ, Zhang Y, Wang M, Yu HJ, Yang WZ, Xu CL, Xiang NJ, Li ZJ, Chen YX, Guo YJ, Li DX, Li JH, Wang Y, Shu YL
Jazyk: čínština
Zdroj: Zhonghua shi yan he lin chuang bing du xue za zhi = Zhonghua shiyan he linchuang bingduxue zazhi = Chinese journal of experimental and clinical virology [Zhonghua Shi Yan He Lin Chuang Bing Du Xue Za Zhi] 2006 Jun; Vol. 20 (2), pp. 14-6.
Abstrakt: Background: To determine the etiologic agent of an atypical pneumonia human case admitted to Xiangtan City hospital, Hunan Province in Oct. 2005.
Methods: The patient's respiratory tract samples and serum were collected. Throat swabs were tested by microneutralization and hemagglutination-inhibition assays.
Results: The results of nucleic acid detection of all respiratory samples were negative and virus isolation was also negative. The H5-specific antibodies of convalescence showed a 4-fold greater rise than acute phase.
Conclusion: The atypical pneumonias case was confirmed as the first human case of avian influenza A (H5N1) infection in the mainland of China.
Databáze: MEDLINE