An Outbreak of Influenza A (H3N2) among Hospitalized Geriatric Patients
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- NABESHIMA Atsuko
- Department of General Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital Devision of Clinical Research, Hara-Doi Hospital
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- IKEMATSU Hideyuki
- Department of General Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital Devision of Clinical Research, Hara-Doi Hospital
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- YAMAGA Shigeru
- Devision of Clinical Research, Hara-Doi Hospital
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- HAYASHI Jun
- Department of General Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital
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- HARA Hiroshi
- Devision of Clinical Research, Hara-Doi Hospital
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- KASHIWAGI Seizaburo
- Department of General Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Other Title
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- 高齢者におけるインフルエンザについての研究: 1992年度院内流行の解析
- コウレイシャ ニ オケル インフルエンザ ニ ツイテ ノ ケンキュウ 1992
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Abstract
An outbreak of influenza A (H3N2) in a hospital where almost 90% of the inpatients are aged over 70 years is described. An increase of febrile episodes was seen during the period from January 29th to March 17th, 1992 in two of six wards. paired sera, at the onset of fever and more than two weeks later, were obtained from patients in sixty-five episodes. Serum antibody titer to influenza A (H3N2) elevated over four times in 39 (60%) of 65. Influenza A (H3N2) virus was also isolated from seven patients. These results indicated an outbreak of influenza A (H3N2) in this population. Maximum body temperature was over39°C in 18 patients (46.2%) with influenza, and were significantly higher than that of the non-influenza patiens. The duration of fever in 12 patients of 39 was longer than 8 days in 12 patients, and significantly longer than that of non-influenza cases. Bronchopneumonia was found in ten patients (25.6%). These results suggest that the influenza infection causes a high grade fever in geriatric patients and lasts longer than is commonly seen in patients with fever not associated with influenza. Influenza infection also frequently induces bronchopneumonia and may contribute to increase mortality in the elderly, especially in patients over 70 years old.
Journal
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- Kansenshogaku Zasshi
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Kansenshogaku Zasshi 70 (8), 801-807, 1996
The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
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- CRID
- 1390282680023034752
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- NII Article ID
- 130004330494
- 10008723984
- 10008723671
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- NII Book ID
- AN00047715
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- ISSN
- 1884569X
- 03875911
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- NDL BIB ID
- 4022367
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- PubMed
- 8890547
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- JaLC
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