Case Reports
Vol. 7 (2015): Review Series, Original Articles, Case Reports
Postpandemic influenza A/H1N1pdm09 is still causing severe perinatal complications
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Received: October 6, 2014
Accepted: November 22, 2014
Accepted: November 22, 2014
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Although influenza A/H1N1pdm09 is not causing a pandemic anymore, we recently observed two critically ill pregnant women infected by this virus. We present these cases to illustrate the possible severe complications of an – at that moment – seasonal influenza in pregnancy. We discuss the epidemiological differences between the pandemic and postpandemic phase and try to explain the high virulence of H1N1-infections in pregnancy by discussing insights in immunology during pregnancy. We conclude that although the influenza A/H1N1pdm09 is in the postpandemic phase, infection by this influenza virus still needs to be considered in pregnant women with progressive respiratory dysfunction.
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Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal MedicineHow to Cite
“Postpandemic influenza A/H1N1pdm09 is still causing severe perinatal complications” (2014) Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 7(1), p. e2015007. doi:10.4084/mjhid.2015.007.
