Clinical Factors Predictive of Pneumonia Caused by Pandemic 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus

Sawan Kanchana Departments of Medicine, Paediatrics, and Radiology, Thungsong Hospital, Walailak University School of Medicine, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, and Research and Training Center for Enhancing Quality of Life of Working-Age People, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

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Supannakhon Kanchana Departments of Medicine, Paediatrics, and Radiology, Thungsong Hospital, Walailak University School of Medicine, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, and Research and Training Center for Enhancing Quality of Life of Working-Age People, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

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Teerapon Vijitsopa Departments of Medicine, Paediatrics, and Radiology, Thungsong Hospital, Walailak University School of Medicine, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, and Research and Training Center for Enhancing Quality of Life of Working-Age People, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

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Kreeta Thammakumpee Departments of Medicine, Paediatrics, and Radiology, Thungsong Hospital, Walailak University School of Medicine, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, and Research and Training Center for Enhancing Quality of Life of Working-Age People, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

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Sukit Yamwong Departments of Medicine, Paediatrics, and Radiology, Thungsong Hospital, Walailak University School of Medicine, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, and Research and Training Center for Enhancing Quality of Life of Working-Age People, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

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Kittisak Sawanyawisuth Departments of Medicine, Paediatrics, and Radiology, Thungsong Hospital, Walailak University School of Medicine, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla, Thailand; Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, and Research and Training Center for Enhancing Quality of Life of Working-Age People, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

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Pneumonia was the most common cause of death during the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus infection. Clinical risk factors for pneumonia caused by this virus are limited. We enrolled consecutive patients treated at the H1N1 Clinic in Thungsong Hospital in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, during June–December 2009 who had positive polymerase chain reaction results for H1N1 virus. Clinical features for patients given a diagnosis with and without pneumonia were studied. There were 441 patients with positive polymerase chain reaction results for H1N1 virus. Of these patients, 51 (11.56%) had pneumonia. Three independent clinical factors for H1N1 pneumonia were myalgia, dyspnea, and an absolute neutrophil count > 7,700 cells/μL. Adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for these three variables were 0.413 (0.173–0.988), 2.625 (1.230–5.604), and 4.475 (1.882–10.644), respectively. Clinical features may be a useful tool for predicting risk for pneumonia caused by H1N1 virus.

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* Address correspondence to Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand. E-mail: kittisak@kku.ac.th

Financial support: This study was partially supported by Thai Health Promotion Foundation (Thai Health), the Thailand Research Fund, and Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology.

Authors' addresses: Sawan Kanchana, Department of Medicine, Thungsong Hospital, Walailak University School of Medicine, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, E-mail: Doctornursethailoyalty@hotmail.com. Supannakhon Kanchana, Department of Paediatrics, Thungsong Hospital, Walailak University School of Medicine, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, E-mail: Doctornursethailoyalty@yahoo.com. Teerapon Vijitsopa, Department of Radiology, Thungsong Hospital, Walailak University School of Medicine, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, E-mail: Tkreetha@medicine.psu.ac.th. Kreeta Thammakumpee, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla, Thailand, E-mail: Tkreetha@medicine.psu.ac.th. Sukit Yamwong, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, E-mail: rasyw@mahidol.ac.th. Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand, and Research and Training Center for Enhancing Quality of Life of Working-Age People, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand, E-mail: kittisak@kku.ac.th.

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