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Review
. 2012 Feb;12(1):67-70.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-1-67.

Influenza-related pneumonia

Mark H Almond  1 , Danny F McAuley, Matt P Wise, Mark J D Griffiths
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Review

Influenza-related pneumonia

Mark H Almond et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2012 Feb.

Abstract

Influenza-related pneumonia encompasses both primary viral pneumonia and secondary bacterial pneumonia, which may be difficult to differentiate clinically. A high index of suspicion, prompt initiation of antiviral and antibiotic therapy, and appropriate escalation to secondary/critical care are key to improving outcome.

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Fig 1.
Origins of H1N1/09.4 The 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus resulted from the reassortment of a Eurasian avian-like H1N1 lineage that emerged in pigs around 1970 with a ‘triple reassortant’ virus that emerged in pigs in the late 1990s. The ‘triple reassortant’ contains the PB2 and PA of an avian virus, PB1 and NA of a human H3N2 and four genes from classical swine virus that had been in circulation since the 1918 H1N1 pandemic.
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Comment in

  • Influenza-related pneumonia.
    Dignan F. Dignan F. Clin Med (Lond). 2012 Jun;12(3):299-300. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-3-299a. Clin Med (Lond). 2012. PMID: 22783791 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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