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01.06.2010 | Correspondence
Secondary bacterial pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus complicating 2009 influenza A (H1N1) viral infection
verfasst von:
C. Tsigrelis, M. Mohammad, H. S. Fraimow, R. P. Dellinger, D. Marchesani, A. C. Reboli
Erschienen in:
Infection
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Ausgabe 3/2010
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In April 2009, a novel influenza virus (2009 influenza A [H1N1] virus) was first reported in humans [
1]. This was followed by case series of patients with severe 2009 influenza A (H1N1) viral infection [
2‐
5]. Although secondary bacterial pneumonia due to
Staphylococcus aureus was a major cause of death in patients with influenza during prior pandemics [
6], it has not been well characterized during the current pandemic [
2‐
5]. We therefore describe two patients with early onset secondary bacterial pneumonia due to
S. aureus that occurred as a complication of 2009 H1N1 viral infection. …