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Suspected H7N9 pneumonia increased sputum tests anti-slipping through the net
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17:09:33
(Central News Agency reporters Chenqing Fang Taipei 25, 2009) - Taiwan's first case of H7N9 patients deteriorate into pneumonia, on two occasions throat measured virus, the epidemic command center decided suspected H7N9 pneumonia patients in the future, to a sputum tests to reduce the cases of slipping through the net. Li-Min Huang Ho Mei-hsiang, a researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, director of infection, possibly because of the H7N9 avian influenza virus too little to the characteristics of the lower respiratory tract viruses, so patients with pneumonia, has not been significant cough, runny nose and other symptoms of upper respiratory tract. In view of this, the Central Epidemic Command Center immediately amend experts to discuss the inspection manual of diagnosis and treatment guidelines and samples of suspected H7N9 cases, suspected cases should be collected specimens for examination of the oropharynx or nasopharynx, has pneumonia, again suction verify the infection. "Is not recommended in patients with mild suction test", pointed out that because sputum tests need to pass through the vocal cords, in the depths of the respiratory tract suction, like insert a nasogastric tube, so that the patient uncomfortable for Disease Control, Department of Health and epidemic prevention Dr. Luo Yijun It was really hard. The first case of H7N9 Taiwanese imported, recently returned from Shanghai to Taiwan did not fever entry through airport fever screening station, after the onset of medical treatment, on two occasions throat sampling and testing showed virus negative reaction, and finally in the sputum of pneumonia , the nucleic acid test is positive, the cause DNA sequencing again confirmed infected with H7N9. 1020425
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Suspected H7N9 pneumonia increased sputum tests anti-slipping through the net
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17:09:33
(Central News Agency reporters Chenqing Fang Taipei 25, 2009) - Taiwan's first case of H7N9 patients deteriorate into pneumonia, on two occasions throat measured virus, the epidemic command center decided suspected H7N9 pneumonia patients in the future, to a sputum tests to reduce the cases of slipping through the net. Li-Min Huang Ho Mei-hsiang, a researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, director of infection, possibly because of the H7N9 avian influenza virus too little to the characteristics of the lower respiratory tract viruses, so patients with pneumonia, has not been significant cough, runny nose and other symptoms of upper respiratory tract. In view of this, the Central Epidemic Command Center immediately amend experts to discuss the inspection manual of diagnosis and treatment guidelines and samples of suspected H7N9 cases, suspected cases should be collected specimens for examination of the oropharynx or nasopharynx, has pneumonia, again suction verify the infection. "Is not recommended in patients with mild suction test", pointed out that because sputum tests need to pass through the vocal cords, in the depths of the respiratory tract suction, like insert a nasogastric tube, so that the patient uncomfortable for Disease Control, Department of Health and epidemic prevention Dr. Luo Yijun It was really hard. The first case of H7N9 Taiwanese imported, recently returned from Shanghai to Taiwan did not fever entry through airport fever screening station, after the onset of medical treatment, on two occasions throat sampling and testing showed virus negative reaction, and finally in the sputum of pneumonia , the nucleic acid test is positive, the cause DNA sequencing again confirmed infected with H7N9. 1020425
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