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标题：Epidemiological Characteristics of Deceased H1N1 Cases in Civil Hospital, Gandhinagar during First Quarter of 2015
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作者：Bhavesh Modi ; Gaurav Desai ; Mallika Chavada 等
期刊名称：National Journal of Community Medicine
印刷版ISSN：0976-3325
电子版ISSN：2229-6816
出版年度：2016
卷号：7
期号：9
页码：777-781
出版社：National Journal of Community Medicine
摘要："Introduction: In preparation for future waves of H1N1 influenza, determining the correlates of the severity of disease may be very important. Methodology: A retrospective, descriptive study was carried out at the Civil Hospital, Gandhinagar which included all the deceased patients of Influenza A H1N1 from 1st January 2015 till 31st March 2015. The admission history and their medical records including certified cause of death of all deceased H1N1 patients were collected and assessed for clinico-epidemiological details. Result: Mean age of fatal cases was 51.4 years, male to female ratio was 1:0.9 and 68% resided in Gandhinagar rural area. Majority (68%) were referred from private hospital. Almost 50% of the de-ceased had some form of comorbid conditions. Fever (78.9%), breathlessness (73%) and dry cough (73.7%) were reported mainly among the deaths due to H1N1. Median time, from onset of symp-toms to date of admission was 4 days; whereas that from admission to death was 2 days. Conclusion: Adult age, residing in rural area, delayed referral from private practitioner, presence of comorbid conditions were found to the few reasons associated with deaths due to H1N1. "
关键词：Influenza A (H1N1); Epidemiology; Comorbid; Gandhinagar