SWINE ORIGIN INFLUENZA A: EXPERIENCE IN A SWINE FLU - OPD OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL AHMEDABAD

M.R. MARADIA¹*, M.M. VEGAD², S.T. SONI³, N.B. AGRAWAL⁴, K.K. MEHTA^5
1Department of Microbiology, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad - 380 016, Gujarat, India.
²Department of Microbiology, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad - 380 016, Gujarat, India.
³Department of Microbiology, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad - 380 016, Gujarat, India.
⁴Department of Microbiology, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad - 380 016, Gujarat, India.
⁵Department of Microbiology, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad - 380 016, Gujarat, India.
* Corresponding Author : drmittali@gmail.com

Received : 10-07-2015     Accepted : 01-09-2015     Published : 07-09-2015
Volume : 7     Issue : 3       Pages : 641 - 643
Int J Microbiol Res 7.3 (2015):641-643

Keywords : Influenza A H1N1, RT-PCR, Swine flu - OPD
Academic Editor : Dr Prof Hansa Goswami, Dr Pranay Shah, Said Mohamed Daboor, Prem Saran Tirumalai, Anupama Bhardwaj, Leena Kamalaskar, J. C Anjana, Pallab Kumar Ghosh, Gautham S. A.
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : We are greatly thankful to all the patients and their relatives for cooperating with us. We are also thankful to Medicine & Microbiology Department for carrying out all the investigations throughout day and night.

Background & Objective: To study the profile activities undertaken at flu screening centre as a response to epidemic influenza A in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: Record-based study conducted in a tertiary care hospital of Ahmedabad. Study analyses the month wise distribution of suspected as well as confirmed case of H1N1 from swine flu Out Patient Department (OPD) and admitted patients from January 2015 to March 2015.Required data was collected from records of swine flu OPD, medical record office, and ward. Study included these data. Results: From January 2015 to March 2015, in swine flu OPD 341 cases met clinical criteria where oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal swab samples were collected, out of which 178(52.20%) were found to be positive. 139(78.09%) cases were managed at home after attending swine flu OPD, while 39(21.9%) lab confirmed swine flu OPD cases required hospitalization. A Total of 1743 patients presenting with influenza like illness(ILI) were admitted in isolation ward. Out of which 927(52.61%) were found to be positive for H1N1. Total 189(10.9%) fatalities occurred. Conclusion: Majority of cases of H1N1 were managed at home. Early diagnosis, quick initiation of treatment, infection control measures and good care at home in outdoor patients, an effectively reduce morbidity and mortality of H1N1.