Case Report, Hemodialysis: Atypical clinical presentation of H1N1 influenza in a dialysis patient
Wiebe C, Reslerova M, Komenda P, Bueti J, Rigatto C, Sood MM. Lancet. 2009 Oct 10;374(9697):1300
This case describes an atypical clinical presentation of H1N1 in a dialysis patient which was mistaken for volume overload. The importance of H1N1 as a public health threat in the hemodialysis population and dosing of antivirial agents are also discussed.
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