Abstract
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and HIV Infection
Highlights
We describe the clinical course of pandemic (H1N1)
During 2009, 23 cases of laboratory-confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in HIV-infected persons were identified at Harborview Medical
Of the 2 patients who died, 1 had concurrent conditions, including preexisting interstitial lung disease and a low CD4 cell count of 127 cells/μL, and 1 had a preserved CD4 cell count >1,000 cells/μL, but 8 days passed before anti-influenza therapy was started, and thrombotic complications developed before death
Summary
Subsequent reports did not confirm this association, but the number of HIV-infected patients in these studies was small (6,7). During 2009, 23 cases of laboratory-confirmed pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in HIV-infected persons were identified at Harborview Medical Of the 23 patients, only 2 were not treated for influenza; each had mild signs and symptoms and neither required hospital admission.
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