Epidemiological and clinical characteristics and risk factors for death of patients with avian influenza A H7N9 virus infection from Jiangsu Province, Eastern China.

BACKGROUND: A novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus has caused great morbidity as well as mortality since its emergence in Eastern China in February 2013. However, the possible risk factors for death are not yet fully known. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Patients with H7N9 virus infection between March 1 and...

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Main Authors: Hong Ji, Qin Gu, Li-Ling Chen, Ke Xu, Xia Ling, Chang-Jun Bao, Fen-Yang Tang, Xian Qi, Ying-Qiu Wu, Jing Ai, Gu-Yu Shen, Dan-Jiang Dong, Hui-Yan Yu, Mao Huang, Quan Cao, Ying Xu, Wei Zhao, Yang-Ting Xu, Yu Xia, Shan-Hui Chen, Gen-Lin Yang, Cai-Ling Gu, Guo-Xiang Xie, Ye-Fei Zhu, Feng-Cai Zhu, Ming-Hao Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3942409?pdf=render