Influenza A (H1N1) was not associated with obesity in pregnant women living in Toluca, México.
| Autor: | Mendieta-Zerón H; Molecular Biology Laboratory, Medical Research Center (CICMED), Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEMex), Toluca, México., Santillán-Benítez JG, Colín-Ferreira Mdel C, Montenegro-Cárdenas A, Núñez-Delira CN, Huitrón-Bravo GG |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Revista de salud publica (Bogota, Colombia) [Rev Salud Publica (Bogota)] 2011 Dec; Vol. 13 (6), pp. 897-907. |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s0124-00642011000600003 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: The aim was to verify whether being overweight could have played a critical role in cases of mortality caused by influenza A (H1N1) in pregnant women. This virus' prevalence was also analyzed among people suffering from acute respiratory disease being attended at the state of Mexico's Autonomous University's medical research centre. Methods: The clinical files of women having influenza A (H1N1) attending the Monica Pretelini maternal-perinatal hospital's (HMPMP) intensive care unit in Toluca, Mexico, were reviewed. According to international recommendations, clinical detection of possible new cases of this disease was kept an open as a second step. Results: Five women suffering influenza A (H1N1) was attended at HMPMP's intensive care unit during 2009; only one survived. No differences in body mass index were found when comparing the anthropometric characteristics to another group of women affected by acute respiratory diseases; in fact, this parameter was below the limits for being overweight in both cases. No new case of influenza A (H1N1) was found after the first eight months of 2010. Discussion: It could not be verified whether being overweight was a factor of higher mortality due to influenza A (H1N1) amongst pregnant women in the state of Mexico. The key to better survival for pregnant women hospitalized with influenza A (H1N1) seemed to be early treatment with oseltamivir. The cases decreased dramatically after the severe wave of the new pandemic due to unknown reasons. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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