Two H7N9 avian influenza patients are recovered has been disabled antibiotics
the South China Morning Post reported on April 9】 title: a hope against the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus, Hangzhou, once critically ill patients recovering Shanghai a 4-year-old boy infected with the H7N9 avian influenza is currently recovering well . Two H7N9 avian influenza patients 4-year-old boy in Shanghai and Hangzhou, a 67-year-old public rehabilitation, to bring hope to the fight against this deadly new virus. Hangzhou patients to be diagnosed in the 3rd, his wife and son in the 8th Zhejiang University First Affiliated Hospital (Zhejiang University hospital) via video phone to visit him. Wu Fan, director of Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control, said that the 4-year-old boy has been recovered and no longer have symptoms of respiratory disease. Hangzhou, the patient's wife said: "could not help crying when I saw him on the video phone. Doctor said he was not completely out of danger, but he is able to laugh, can you hear us we see hope." This patient developed cough and fever on March 20, before he went to the grocer bought two quail. Enter the isolation ward, eight days ago he was on the verge of respiratory failure. Since the evening of 6, he can urinate. The doctor said that this is a positive signal, his circulatory system is to start working again. Over the past week, where he was busy 12 doctors and 20 nurses. His attending physician, one of China's most well-known infectious disease specialist Li Lanjuan, local media said, this case may help provide clues to find an effective method for the treatment of H7N9 avian influenza. The Li Lanjuan patients using large doses of antibiotics, but the medical team to stop the use of antibiotics, and instead use the traditional method of treatment, such as respiratory support, and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) after treatment, the patients began to improve. This therapy to avoid further infection. Main Renfang Jiang of Zhejiang University a hospital intensive care unit of a local newspaper said, although the patient's condition improved, but they are still working to eradicate the virus in patients. The patient's husband said, she felt that the virus can not be in the interpersonal communication, because she was his wife March 20 after the onset has been around to take care of him. March 22 and 25 days to see a doctor is also in close contact with many people. She said his wife to a vegetable market, bought from a stall the two slaughter good quail that stalls also sell chickens, ducks and pigeons. She said: "quail vendors slaughtered his wife has just cleaned, give me a good stew he one did not eat." her husband onset, high fever of 39 degrees on March 20. March 22, he went to a clinic, went to a hospital in the 25th, and there are as pneumonia heal. Transferred to Zhejiang University on April 2, a hospital, and the next day was confirmed infected with H7N9 virus. http://health.sohu.com/20130410/n372190059.shtml
