Influenza A Virus Subtype H1N1

Research from University Hospital Reveals New Findings on Influenza A Virus Subtype H1N1

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, December 18th, 2011

2011 DEC 18 -- According to the authors of recent research from Munster, Germany, "The new strain of influenza A (H1N1) 2009, often referred to colloquially as 'swine flu', which was first detected in April 2009, raised to a pandemic of which the impact was not completely predictable. As reported, numerous cases with severe respiratory failure were also seen among young previously healthy people."

"In the present study, we report eight cases of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 admitted to our medical intensive care with severe respiratory failure between November and December 2009 and in January 2011. All patients were older than 30 but younger than 50 years, had...

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