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

Severe acute respiratory infection caused by swine influenza virus in a child necessitating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), the Netherlands, October 2016. Euro Surveill. 2016 Dec 01;21(48): Authors: Fraaij PL, Wildschut ED, Houmes RJ, Swaan CM, Hoebe CJ, de Jonge HC, Tolsma P, de Kleer I, Pas SD, Oude Munnink BB, Phan MV, Bestebroer TM, Roosenhoff RS, van Kampen JJ, Cotten M, Beerens N, Fouchier RA, van den Kerkhof JH, Timen A, Koopmans MP 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. PMID: 27934581 [PubMed - in process]
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