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Factors Associated with Deaths and Hospitalizations in Patients with H1N1
Although patients hospitalized for 2009 H1N1 influenza infection are younger on average than those hospitalized for seasonal flu, people aged 50 and older have the highest death rates.
H1N1 Update for July 13, 2009: Severe Disease in Obese Patients, Resistance Brief
The CDC reports that of 10 patients admitted to intensive care with confirmed H1N1 in Michigan, 9 were obese (BMI, 30 or above) and 7 were severely obese (BMI, 40 or above). Separately, the WHO reported a third cases of documented oseltamivir-resistant H1N1 infection, leading the CDC to reiterate its call to limit antiviral use [...]
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