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- Title
HIV-infected hospitalized patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (pH1N1)--United States, spring and summer 2009.
- Authors
Peters, Philip J; Skarbinski, Jacek; Louie, Janice K; Jain, Seema; Roland, Michelle; Jani, Shilpa G; Finelli, Lyn; Brooks, John T; New York City Department of Health Swine Flu Investigation Team
- Abstract
We describe the clinical findings of HIV-infected patients hospitalized with 2009 pandemic influenza A (pH1N1). Data were derived from 3 separate case series in the United States. Among 911 adults hospitalized with pH1N1 influenza, 31 (3.4%) were HIV infected compared with an HIV prevalence of 0.45% in the general US adult population. HIV-infected influenza patients experienced similar rates of intensive care unit admission (29% vs 34%) and death (13% vs 13%) compared with non-HIV-infected patients. Among HIV-infected patients with available data, 14 (50%) of 28 patients had a CD4 cell count <200 cells/μL, which was not associated with an increased risk of an intensive care unit admission or death. Overall, 25 (81%) HIV-infected patients received influenza antiviral therapy, but treatment was initiated within 48 h of illness onset in only 33% of cases. Clinicians should consider early empiric influenza antiviral treatment in HIV-infected patients presenting with suspected influenza.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2011, Vol 52 Suppl 1, pS183
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/ciq036