Pandemic H1N1 influenza infection and vascular thrombosis

Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jan 15;52(2):e14-7. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciq125.

Abstract

During the summer and fall of 2009, significant thrombotic events were observed in patients infected with the pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus. In a retrospective chart review of 119 individuals admitted to the hospital with H1N1 virus infection, 7 patients (5.9%) were found to have experienced thrombotic vascular events.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / pathogenicity*
  • Influenza, Human / complications*
  • Influenza, Human / virology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Venous Thrombosis / epidemiology*
  • Young Adult