Nosocomial Co-Transmission of Avian Influenza A(H7N9) and A(H1N1)pdm09 Viruses between 2 Patients with Hematologic Disorders

Nosocomial Co-Transmission of Avian Influenza A(H7N9) and A(H1N1)pdm09 Viruses between 2 Patients with Hematologic Disorders

A nosocomial cluster induced by co-infections with avian influenza A(H7N9) and A(H1N1)pdm09 (pH1N1) viruses occurred in 2 patients at a hospital in Zhejiang Province, China, in January 2014. The index case-patient was a 57-year-old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who had been occupationally ex...

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Main Authors: Huazhong Chen, Shelan Liu, Jun Liu, Chengliang Chai, Haiyan Mao, Zhao Yu, Yuming Tang, Geqin Zhu, Haixiao X. Chen, Chengchu Zhu, Hui Shao, Shuguang Tan, Qianli Wang, Yuhai Bi, Zhen Zou, Guang Liu, Tao Jin, Chengyu Jiang, George F. Gao, Myoung-don Oh, Sheng Wei, Enfu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
H7N9
cluster
human-to-human transmission
nosocomial transmission
immunocompromised
co-infection
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/4/15-1561_article

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