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The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Volume 10, Issue 7, Pages 442 - 443, July 2010
doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70103-1
Obesity and the outcome of infection
Reetta Huttunen , Jaana Syrj?nen
Obesity seems to be a common comorbidity in patients with pandemic influenza H1N1 infection who are admitted to hospital, 1 need intensive care treatment, 2 or who have died. 3 Until recently, obesity has not been thought to be a major factor in the outcome of infectious diseases.
Why this association between obesity and the outcome of influenza infections is emerging is unclear. The increasing prevalence of obesity within a population might reveal an association not evident at lower prevalences; perha ...
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473309910701031/fulltext?rss=yes
doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70103-1
Obesity and the outcome of infection
Reetta Huttunen , Jaana Syrj?nen
Obesity seems to be a common comorbidity in patients with pandemic influenza H1N1 infection who are admitted to hospital, 1 need intensive care treatment, 2 or who have died. 3 Until recently, obesity has not been thought to be a major factor in the outcome of infectious diseases.
Why this association between obesity and the outcome of influenza infections is emerging is unclear. The increasing prevalence of obesity within a population might reveal an association not evident at lower prevalences; perha ...
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473309910701031/fulltext?rss=yes