One Student Tests Positive after 7 Days; 3rd PCR

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Vietnam: A student infected with H1N1 treatment from 8 days less

01/08/2009

While patients from influenza A/H1N1 within 7 days of treatment, a secondary school student Nguyen Khuyen 8 days still has not out

31 / 7, Department of Health HCMC to check the disease in private secondary schools Nguyen Khuyen. At the hospital the only remaining of the 12 influenza A/H1N1 have been treated. However, one student after 8 days of treatment are still positive with the H1N1 virus while the shift from normal within 7 days. This patient is being tested a third time PCR. Expected, the Nguyen Khuyen will clearance the hospital after 5 days.

Pm the same day, a male in the office building Citilight Tower, 45 Vo Thi Sau Street, District 1, HCMC, the isolation hospital in Tropical Diseases after detected positive with influenza A/H1N1. Patients are exposed to the flu infection in building Petro Vietnam. In addition, 5 cases of close contact with patients is the health sector supervision and monitoring because of clinical symptoms such as fever over 38 degrees C, sore throat.

Medical Center for District 1 and get a list of 40 employees as the company with the patient to monitor, track. Health sector city has khử khuẩn entire court building Citilight Tower, because there are more than 20 companies are leasing office work.

 

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Re: One Student Tests Positive after 7 Days; 3rd PCR

Within 7 days of treatment, still testing positive... By treatment, they mean Tamiflu, and this student still tests positive? Is that what they are saying?

 

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Re: One Student Tests Positive after 7 Days; 3rd PCR

Within 7 days of treatment, still testing positive... By treatment, they mean Tamiflu, and this student still tests positive? Is that what they are saying?

"after 8 days of treatment are still positive with the H1N1 virus"

but it wasn't visible if he started the treatment the first 2 days.

 

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Re: One Student Tests Positive after 7 Days; 3rd PCR

Vietnam: A student of Nguyen Khuyen positive for H1N1 after treatment

(D?n tr?) - After treatment for 7 days by fully exposed that a student is in isolation hospital battlefield Nguyen Khuyen still positive with the virus H1N1sau re-test on 30 / 7.

BS NTTrang representative BV Tan Binh District, said students are testing times 1 on 23 / 7, with results positive for H1N1 virus. After isolation, treated in hospital for up at school, 30/7 review of the results still positive.

Day 31 / 7, students have been conducting tests 3 times in hospital Tropical and will be transferred to hospital for Tropical Diseases treated by all exposed if the result is like 2 times.

Dr. Tran Quang Minh, Deputy Director TTYTDP Q. Tan Binh, for up to 31/7 has 37 students of Nguyen Khuyen A/H1N1 virus infection, of which 17 cases and the isolation of the current school; the other 20 were discovered after temporarily closed. There are 11 cases are continuing treatment and result in re-testing.

In the Tan Binh still 320 students of Nguyen Khuyen residence accommodation in rooms under 15 in the district. All are supervised, to present health is normal.
"If no more of any new positive expected hospital Nguyen Khuyen battlefield clearance will be on 4 / 8, Dr. Phan Van Nghiệm said.