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Postpandemic Influenza A/H1N1pdm09 is still Causing Severe Perinatal Complications

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 1;7(1):e2015007. doi: 10.4084/MJHID.2015.007. eCollection 2015.
[h=1]Postpandemic Influenza A/H1N1pdm09 is still Causing Severe Perinatal Complications.[/h] Bogers H[SUP]1[/SUP], Bos D[SUP]1[/SUP], Schoenmakers S[SUP]1[/SUP], Duvekot JJ[SUP]1[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Although influenza A/H1N1pdm09 is not causing a pandemic anymore, we recently observed two critically ill pregnant women infected by this virus. We present these cases to illustrate the possible severe complications of an - at that moment - seasonal influenza in pregnancy. We discuss the epidemiological differences between the pandemic and post pandemic phase and try to explain the high virulence of influenza A/H1N1pdm09 -infections in pregnancy by discussing insights in immunology during pregnancy. We conclude that although influenza A/H1N1pdm09 is in the post pandemic phase, infection by this influenza virus still needs to be considered in pregnant women with progressive respiratory dysfunction.


PMID: 25574366 [PubMed]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25574366
 
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