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1% of the population and 5% of victims in U.S.
The risk of mortality in pregnant women with influenza A was disproportionately higher
Photo: ReutersMADRID, 21 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) -
Pregnant women had a disproportionately higher risk of mortality due to influenza A (H1N1) in 2009 in the United States, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Diseases in Atlanta (USA) published in the journal Journal of the American Medical Association "(JAMA). Early antiviral treatment was associated with fewer admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) of hospitals and less deaths among this risk group.
The researchers, led by Alice M. Siston, analyzed data on influenza cases of pregnant women who came to the Center of Disease Control, with the onset of symptoms from April to December 2009. Included in the progression, the researchers examined 70 cases of illness, including hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths from influenza A (H1N1) in 2009, classified by the time of antiviral treatment and the trimester of pregnancy at the beginning of symptoms.
During the initial period of data collection (April-August 2009) reported a total of 788 cases of influenza A among pregnant women. Among them, 5 percent died. Among the 509 women hospitalized, 22.6 percent passed by the UCI. Pregnant women treated over 4 days after onset of symptoms were six times more likely to go through the ICU (56.9 percent) than those treated within two days following the onset of symptoms (9.4 percent).
According to the researchers, to update these data with continuous monitoring of the Center for Disease Control in the ICU admissions and deaths among pregnant women with onset of symptoms in December 2009, additional 165 women were identified from a total of 280 which passed through the ICU, 56 of them died. Among the deaths, four (7.1 percent) occurred in the first quarter, 15 in the second (26.8 percent) and 36 in the third (64.3 percent).
The authors conclude that although pregnant women represent 1 percent of the U.S. population, accounted for 5 percent of deaths in the country for influenza A. The data are consistent with previous studies showing that pregnant women with influenza are at increased risk of serious illness and death. Moreover, delayed treatment of antiviral therapy was associated with more disease and mortality.
The authors add that despite the recommendations that pregnant women get vaccinated against influenza A and receive early treatment with antiviral drugs, pregnant women and their doctors are reluctant to receive and give, respectively, the seasonal flu vaccination.
Spanish to English translation
1% of the population and 5% of victims in U.S.
The risk of mortality in pregnant women with influenza A was disproportionately higher
Photo: ReutersMADRID, 21 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) -
Pregnant women had a disproportionately higher risk of mortality due to influenza A (H1N1) in 2009 in the United States, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Diseases in Atlanta (USA) published in the journal Journal of the American Medical Association "(JAMA). Early antiviral treatment was associated with fewer admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) of hospitals and less deaths among this risk group.
The researchers, led by Alice M. Siston, analyzed data on influenza cases of pregnant women who came to the Center of Disease Control, with the onset of symptoms from April to December 2009. Included in the progression, the researchers examined 70 cases of illness, including hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths from influenza A (H1N1) in 2009, classified by the time of antiviral treatment and the trimester of pregnancy at the beginning of symptoms.
During the initial period of data collection (April-August 2009) reported a total of 788 cases of influenza A among pregnant women. Among them, 5 percent died. Among the 509 women hospitalized, 22.6 percent passed by the UCI. Pregnant women treated over 4 days after onset of symptoms were six times more likely to go through the ICU (56.9 percent) than those treated within two days following the onset of symptoms (9.4 percent).
According to the researchers, to update these data with continuous monitoring of the Center for Disease Control in the ICU admissions and deaths among pregnant women with onset of symptoms in December 2009, additional 165 women were identified from a total of 280 which passed through the ICU, 56 of them died. Among the deaths, four (7.1 percent) occurred in the first quarter, 15 in the second (26.8 percent) and 36 in the third (64.3 percent).
The authors conclude that although pregnant women represent 1 percent of the U.S. population, accounted for 5 percent of deaths in the country for influenza A. The data are consistent with previous studies showing that pregnant women with influenza are at increased risk of serious illness and death. Moreover, delayed treatment of antiviral therapy was associated with more disease and mortality.
The authors add that despite the recommendations that pregnant women get vaccinated against influenza A and receive early treatment with antiviral drugs, pregnant women and their doctors are reluctant to receive and give, respectively, the seasonal flu vaccination.