Pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 virus infection in pregnancy in Turkey

Autor: Şebnem Özyer, Serpil Ünlü, Şevki Çelen, Özlem Uzunlar, Sibel Saygan, Filiz Akın Su, Mustafa Beşli, Nuri Danışman, Leyla Mollamahmutoğlu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vol 50, Iss 3, Pp 312-317 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1028-4559
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2010.07.002
Popis: Objectives: To describe the clinical characteristics of the pregnant women who were hospitalized in a tertiary referral hospital with pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 virus infection and neonatal outcomes from October 2009 to December 2009 during which the pandemic influenza cases peaked in Turkey. Materials and Methods: Twenty-five pregnant women who were hospitalized with influenza-like illness and who had laboratory confirmation for pandemic influenza H1N1 virus infection were evaluated prospectively. Results: Of the 25 patients, 4 (16%) were in the first trimester, 8 (32%) were in the second trimester, and 13 (52%) were in the third trimester. The median time from the onset of symptoms to the initiation of antiviral therapy was 1 day (range 1–9 days). Nineteen (76%) patients received oseltamivir treatment. It took 1.6 days on the average for the fever defervescence after the initiation of treatment or hospitalization. Of the 14 patients who underwent chest radiography, three had findings consistent with pneumonia. The mean duration of hospitalization was 4.8 days. Four women (16%) were admitted to an intensive care unit, but there were no maternal or neonatal deaths in this series. At the time of their H1N1 hospitalization, seven women delivered by cesarean at 33–40 weeks gestation, two vaginally at 38 weeks gestation, and two had an abortion at 10 weeks and 16 weeks of gestation, respectively. None of the infants had any evidence of influenza infection. Conclusion: Pregnant women are at increased risk for complications from pandemic influenza H1N1 virus infection. Timely medical attention with early recourse to antiviral therapy is associated with a better outcome in H1N1-affected pregnant women.
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