9 flu deaths reported at 1 St. Louis hospital

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9 flu deaths reported at 1 St. Louis hospital

ST. LOUIS ? Influenza cases are rising sharply in Missouri, with nine deaths reported so far this season at one St. Louis hospital alone.

All nine deaths at Barnes-Jewish Hospital involved people in their mid-20s to mid-60s, hospital officials said Friday. That's unusual because flu deaths are more typical among the very young and the very old. Another 35 patients were sick enough to be treated in the Barnes-Jewish intensive care unit.

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Re: 9 flu deaths reported at 1 St. Louis hospital

Woman battling flu loses unborn child

ST. LOUIS - A 29-year-old woman is unconscious in the ICU at Barnes-Jewish Hospital after contracting the H1N1 flu virus.

Leslie Creekmore, a Fort Smith, Ark. Resident, was flown to St. Louis one week ago in order to receive highly specialized care.

Creekmore, who was 20 weeks pregnant, spontaneously delivered her baby while she was unconscious last Thursday. The little girl Creekmore and her husband planned to name Jera, died.

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http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/health/2014/01/20/leslie-creekmore-h1n1-flu-miscarriage/4688305/