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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Eurosurveillance, 5(22), 2017

DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2017.22.5.30456

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Swine influenza A (H1N1) virus (SIV) infection requiring extracorporeal life support in an immunocompetent adult patient with indirect exposure to pigs, Italy, October 2016

Journal article published in 2017 by Francesca Rovida, Antonio Piralla, Federico Capra Marzani, Ana Moreno, Giulia Campanini, Francesco Mojoli, Marco Pozzi, Alessia Girello, Chiara Chiapponi ORCID, Fausto Vezzoli, Paola Prati, Elena Percivalle ORCID, Anna Pavan, Maria Gramegna, Giorgio Antonio Iotti and other authors.
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Abstract

We describe a case of severe swine influenza A(H1N1) virus infection in an immunocompetent middle-aged man in October 2016 in Italy who had only indirect exposure to pigs. The patient developed a severe acute distress respiratory syndrome which was successfully supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and treated with antiviral therapy. The sole risk factor for influenza was a body mass index > 30 kg/m2. After a month of hospitalisation, the patient was discharged in good health.