Pediatric Department,
Petchabun Hospital, Petchabun, Thailand. prasonkw@thaimail.com
A previously healthy,
9-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital with
respiratory insufficiency. She had mild and severe
respiratory symptoms for 3 weeks and 4 days before
admission, respectively. She had a history of close
contact with her domestic poultry, which was infected
with avian influenza A (H5N1). She was isolated
with the air-borne transmission prevention mode
of treatment. Acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS) was documented from the time of admission
and mechanical ventilation was introduced without
improvement. She had multiple episodes of diarrhea
for 2 days. Her condition deteriorated and she expired
in 4 days. Throat swab RT-PCR and viral culture
for avian influenza A (H5N1) were positive.
PMID: 17121294
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
