Pandemic 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Illness Among Pregnant Women in the United States

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Authors

Alicia M. Siston · National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Abstract

Pregnant women had a disproportionately high risk of mortality due to 2009 influenza A(H1N1). Among pregnant women with 2009 influenza A(H1N1) influenza reported to the CDC, early antiviral treatment appeared to be associated with fewer admissions to an ICU and fewer deaths.

Topics & Keywords

Influenza Virus Research Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 303, Issue 15, pp. 1517-1517

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.479

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