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. 2016 Dec 1;21(48):30416.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.48.30416.

Severe acute respiratory infection caused by swine influenza virus in a child necessitating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), the Netherlands, October 2016

Pieter L A Fraaij  1   2 , Enno D Wildschut  3 , Robert J Houmes  3 , Corien M Swaan  4 , Christian J Hoebe  5   6 , H C C de Jonge  7 , Paulien Tolsma  8 , Isme de Kleer  9 , Suzan D Pas  1 , Bas B Oude Munnink  1 , My V T Phan  1 , Theo M Bestebroer  1 , R Shanty Roosenhoff  1 , Jeroen J A van Kampen  1 , Matthew Cotten  1 , Nancy Beerens  10 , Ron A M Fouchier  1 , Johannes H van den Kerkhof  4 , Aura Timen  4 , Marion P Koopmans  1
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Severe acute respiratory infection caused by swine influenza virus in a child necessitating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), the Netherlands, October 2016

Pieter L A Fraaij et al. Euro Surveill. .

Abstract

In October 2016, a severe infection with swine influenza A(H1N1) virus of the Eurasian avian lineage occurred in a child with a previous history of eczema in the Netherlands, following contact to pigs. The patient's condition deteriorated rapidly and required life support through extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. After start of oseltamivir treatment and removal of mucus plugs, the patient fully recovered. Monitoring of more than 80 close unprotected contacts revealed no secondary cases.

Keywords: Children; ECMO; Influenza; Severe; Swine.

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