Komiya N, Gu Y, Kamiya H, Yahata Y, Matsui T, Yasui Y, Okabe N
Field Epidemiology Training program, National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), Tokyo, Japan.
Euro Surveill. 2009 Jul 23;14(29):19272. doi: 10.2807/ese.14.29.19272-en.
This report describes the clinical characteristics of influenza A(H1N1)v virus infection in Osaka. By the end of May, 171 cases had been reported in Osaka. Most patients were from one school. No patient had a serious underlying medical condition.Clinical symptoms were mild and resembled those of seasonal influenza. The sensitivity of the rapid antigen test was 77%. Antivirals were given to the majority of the cases. Early antiviral treatment may have shortened the duration of fever.
本报告描述了大阪甲型H1N1流感病毒感染的临床特征。截至5月底,大阪已报告171例病例。大多数患者来自同一所学校。没有患者有严重的基础疾病。临床症状较轻,与季节性流感相似。快速抗原检测的敏感性为77%。大多数病例都接受了抗病毒治疗。早期抗病毒治疗可能缩短了发热持续时间。