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What is Swine Flu?

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Laboratory Confirmation and Infection control in novel Influenza (H1N1)

Treatment of Swine Flu

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APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT OF H1N1 INFLUENZA

Karishma Kulkarni, Nikhil Thatte, Rucha Shelgikar, Ira Shah
medical Sciences Department, Pediatric Oncall

Address For Correspondance: Dr Ira Shah, Editor- Pediatric Oncall, 1/B Saguna, 271/B St. Francis Road, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400056. Email: info@pediatriconcall.com




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Children at higher risk of complications are:
 
Those under 5 years of age
Those suffering from asthma
Those with any underlying medical conditions like heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease, hematological disease, neuro-muscular disorders and neuro-cognitive disorders
Those who have suppressed immune systems, including those infected by HIV or receiving immune-suppressing medications
Those below 18 years of age who are receiving long-term aspirin therapy (higher risk of experiencing Reye syndrome)

* - Guidelines for home isolation – Centers for disease control and prevention(CDC), USA recommends that people with influenza-like illness remain at home until at least 24 hours after they are free of fever (100° F [37.8°C]), or signs of a fever without the use of fever-reducing medications.

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For treatment of tuberculosis, should anti TB drugs be given as fixed drug combination {FDC} or singly_?

FDC can be given as it is easy to give just one tablet
Drugs should be used singly to achieve optimum blood levels

 
 
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  • Ira Shah
  • Jaideep Gogtay
  • Abhay Chowdhary
  • Nikhil Thatte
  • Rucha Shelgikar
  • Karishma Kulkarni

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