H1N1 Influenza Viral Infection in a Postpartum Young Woman Causes Respiratory Failure: What the Care Providers Ought to Know?

Pregnant and postpartum women are considered a population at increased risk of hospitalization of H1N1 infection. We report the case of a young postpartum woman, who developed evidence of respiratory failure reaching the point of requiring intubation due to an H1N1 influenza virus infection two days...

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Main Authors: Stavros Aloizos, Paraskevi Aravosita, Christina Mystakelli, Efthymia Kanna, Stavros Gourgiotis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/419528