You can find sections such infection control, how to establish the diagnosis with laboratory results (currently RTPCR is recommended) and based on the acute onset of fever and cough which can be increasingly predictive of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection as the prevalence of infections increase, general treatment considerations (supportive care, signs of possible clinical deterioration, pregnant women), oxygen therapy, Antibiotic treatment, Antiviral therapy, and Corticosteroids Use.
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An Updated Laboratory Tests for Diagnosing Human H1N1 Virus Article
As stated by World Health Organization (WHO) in their site, the information below which consist of laboratory tests for Influenza A H1N1 is updated by 21 May 2009. Then further diagnostic information wil be updated when available, accordingly. The article started with specimen/sample collect which can be taken from deep nasal, nasopharingeal swab, nasopharingeal aspirate, [...]
H1N1 Influenza RT-PCR Detection Panel Test for Presumptive Virus Presence
After swine influenza A (H1N1) outbreak has been declared, The FDA announced the emergency use of the Swine Influenza RT-PCR Detection Panel (rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel) to test for the presumptive presence of H1N1 influenza virus in clinical specimens under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) which will terminate on April 26, 2010 or when the [...]
How to Obtain a Respiratory Swab for H1N1 Influenza
In the following article, we provide you with information about How to Obtain a Respiratory Swab for H1N1 Influenza as guidelines for the clinicians when find patients presenting with febrile respiratory illness due to the possibility of H1N1 influenza virus infections. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated in their site that if [...]
