A case of pneumonia following human infection with avian influenza a (H5N1)

• Authors: Nurettin Erben , Elif Kartal , Saygin Alpat , Ilhan Ozgunes , Gaye Usluer
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The H5N1 infection was diagnosed in 12 patients in Turkey and confirmed by the WHO. Of these 12 patients so far, 8 have been published. In this case, we are presenting a case of pneumonia that developed following avian influenza infection in Eskisehir. Our case is one of the 4 patients who were not reported previously.

Keywords

EN

Avian Influenza; H5N1; Pneumonia

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 59-61

Dates

published

1 - 2 - 2010

online

29 - 1 - 2010

Contributors

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Nurettin Erben

• Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, 26040, Eskisehir, Turkey

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Elif Kartal

• Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, 26040, Eskisehir, Turkey

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Saygin Alpat

• Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, 26040, Eskisehir, Turkey

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Ilhan Ozgunes

• Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, 26040, Eskisehir, Turkey

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Gaye Usluer

• Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, 26040, Eskisehir, Turkey

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-009-0110-x