Streptococcus pneumoniae coinfection is correlated with the severity of H1N1 pandemic influenza.

Streptococcus pneumoniae coinfection is correlated with the severity of H1N1 pandemic influenza.

Initial reports in May 2009 of the novel influenza strain H1N1pdm estimated a case fatality rate (CFR) of 0.6%, similar to that of seasonal influenza. In July 2009, however, Argentina reported 3056 cases with 137 deaths, representing a CFR of 4.5%. Potential explanations for increased CFR included v...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Palacios, Mady Hornig, Daniel Cisterna, Nazir Savji, Ana Valeria Bussetti, Vishal Kapoor, Jeffrey Hui, Rafal Tokarz, Thomas Briese, Elsa Baumeister, W Ian Lipkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2795195?pdf=render

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