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  • Influenza A/H1N1: Treatment does not always need to test

    (AFP) - The health department has monitored cluster cases, the test subjects at high risk (children under 5 years old, the elderly over 65 years of age, pregnant women ...), schools with complications, but those cases have typical clinical symptoms need treatment immediately.

    Mr. Nguyen Huy Nga, Director of Department of Preventive Health and Environment (Ministry of Health) for information on the Steering Committee meetings in preventing influenza in people 26 / 8.

    The test cases of high risk
    Explain this, said Dr. Russian, translated influenza A/H1N1 increasing, especially in winter is to close that the entire test has caused overload and the delayed response results have affected performance treatment Tamiflu.
    Meanwhile, the number of students have limited product testing, purchasing procedures take a long time, the facilities were difficult test ... Therefore, from this point, product samples are taken only as directed by the doctor to serve the research and treatment, not at the request of the patient.
    "With these cases patients with typical clinical symptoms should immediately implement the treatment regimen, not necessarily the test.
    To wait 2-3 days to test results will make Tamiflu treatment greatly reduced the effect.
    Also for schools, workplaces, public places, after the first identified cases were confirmed positive test is not required for the following cases, just isolation and treatment measures prevention, "he affirmed Russia.
    On bio-products tested, the Ministry of Science and Technology has studied bio-products manufacturing test. There was a pilot test to try free products produced by Vietnam, of specific and relatively high sensitivity but to become a commodity must be subject to scientific research and time constraints.

    About 3 months will be to "peak" service
    Dr. Trinh Quan Huan, Vice Minister of Health says that the water we have 43/65 provinces have flu patients. The number of patients had reached 2226 cases. However, the situation is not complex because they must translate to the upcoming winter, new steps in the "peak".
    He adds Head, in Conference influenza surveillance information in the area has been held in Beijing showed that many countries were wrong in the monitoring leads to higher mortality.
    In Vietnam, the number of deaths of 2 schools hop/2.226 patients. This lower rate than other countries in the world. However, we are not so subjective, it should focus on research, draw experience and orientation to prepare for the Conference "from experience preventing influenza A H1N1" held in mid-September, to prepare a service plan to peak in October 11-12.
    In particular, should study carefully the case of slow response with tamiflu tamiflu and coordination with other drugs in the treatment, and precautions were drug-resistant strains in some countries spread to other countries, including Vietnam and the transformation, reorganization of the virus.
    At the traffic ban, Tran Thanh Duong, Deputy Director General Department of Preventive Health and Environment (Ministry of Health) said, check the terms in HCMC, Long An, An Giang, there are some schools antiseptic spray , but not disinfectants CloraminB that is actually sprayed chemical insecticides, there is no room influenza A/H1N1 value. Thus, the health sector should guide schools disinfected in accordance with regulations.
    On influenza A/H1N1 vaccine, currently there are many companies in the world to produce. China has announced, just a nose injected vaccines work to protect 90% of previous influenza A/H1N1. At first, Vietnam is studying plans to use to import the vaccine as soon as vaccine is WHO announced.
    26 / 8, Vietnam has recorded 84 more cases positive for influenza A/H1N1 (South: 45 ca, North: 08 ca, Central: 31 ca).
    Thus, as of 17:00 on August 26, 2009, Vietnam has recorded 2226 cases positive, 02 deaths. Patients were from the Institute of 1252, 972 cases still being isolated, treated in hospitals, treatment facilities, monitoring community health status is stable.


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    Re: Influenza A/H1N1: Treatment does not always need to test

    Friday, August 28, 2009, 8:26 (GMT +7)

    Influenza A/H1N1: Treatment as soon not have test results
    Giadinh.net - Previous Complicatedly overloaded patients and influenza A/H1N1, Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc Trieu proposed cases of patients with clinical symptoms typically need to make the treatment regimen immediately , not necessarily waiting for the test.

    Discussions with Director & XH PV Report 27 / 8, Director of Department of Preventive Health, Ministry of Health said Nguyen Huy Nga, for the local epidemic in the community conducted monitoring of cluster cases, review test new outbreaks, the high-risk subjects (children under 5 years old, who is under 65 years of age, pregnant women, people infected with chronic ...).
    In schools, workplaces, public places ... after detecting the first cases and were confirmed positive for influenza A/H1N1 do not need to be tested for the following cases, just treatment and isolation make preventive measures.
    Before the complicated development and overloaded patients influenza A/H1N1, Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc Trieu proposed cases of patients with clinical symptoms typical of influenza A/H1N1 need to make the treatment regimen immediately, not necessarily waiting for the test.
    Dr. Huy Nga said further manifestation of symptoms of influenza A/H1N1 is not confused with typical manifestations other diseases such as dengue fever. Because hemorrhagic fever or no symptoms. Besides, the admission the doctor will find out the exposure of the patient before admission. Accordingly, the clinical symptoms were enough to follow the correct treatment regimen without waiting for test results. But of course, the treatment is carried out parallel tests to confirm the report.

    Steering Committee meetings in preventing influenza in people 26 / 8, Dr. Trinh Quan Huan, Vice Minister of Health said that the situation of service to the upcoming winter will step into the top. Dr. Head said further information at the meeting of the influenza surveillance area has been held in Beijing, China showed that many countries were wrong in the monitoring leads to higher mortality.

    In Vietnam, the number of deaths of 2 schools hop/2.226 patients. This lower rate than other countries in the world. However, we are not so subjective, it should focus on research, draw experience and orientation to prepare for the Conference "from experience preventing influenza A/H1N1" held in mid-September, to plans to prepare a service to its peak in October 11-12.

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