A CASE REPORT OF A PREGNANT WOMAN INFECTED WITH INFLUENZA A (H1N1)

Abstract

Ramesh B1, Syed Gowsie Azher2, Devi Swapnie3, Bharathi B4, Chandra Shekar5, Ravindra Karikere6

Pregnant women are more susceptible to influenza and pregnancy may enhance the severity of the illness. Pregnant women are a high-risk group for morbidity and mortality from influenza. We are reporting a case 27-year-old gravida 2, para 1, living 1 with 24 weeks pregnancy with H1N1 positive in respiratory failure, which was successfully treated in our hospital.

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