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. 2011 Aug;17(8):1475-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1708.101673.

Predictors of pneumococcal co-infection for patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009

Mar Masiá  1 , Sergio Padilla, Pedro Antequera, José Manuel Ramos, Montserrat Ruiz, Félix Gutiérrez
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Predictors of pneumococcal co-infection for patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009

Mar Masiá et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

We conducted a systematic investigation of pneumococcal co-infection in patients with a diagnosis of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and any risk factor for complications or with severity criteria. We found 14% prevalence, with one third of patients having nonpneumonic infections. A severity assessment score >1 and high C-reactive protein levels were predictors of pneumococcal co-infection.

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