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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The Hospital Authority today (December 23) announced a fatal case and a new critical case of human swine influenza (HSI):
A 30-year-old female patient with good past health attended the Accident and Emergency Department of Queen Mary Hospital on December 19 due to fever and cough. She was admitted to isolation ward and prescribed with Tamiflu and antibiotics on the same day. Positive result of HSI was confirmed on December 20. The condition of the patient deteriorated and she was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit on December 21 and requires ventilation support. The patient was certified dead today (December 23) at 1.36pm. The hospital would like to express condolences to the patient's family. The case was reported to Hospital Authority Head Office and Centre for Health Protection.
At the same time, a 52-year-old man with end stage renal failure with renal transplant, hypertension and diabetes developed flu symptoms on December 16 and attended the Accident and Emergency Department of Queen Elizabeth Hospital on December 17. He was admitted to isolation ward. Positive result of HSI was confirmed on December 19 and was prescribed with Tamiflu and antibiotics. The condition of the patient deteriorated yesterday (December 22) and he was transferred to the intensive care unit. He is now in critical condition and requires ventilation support. The hospital will closely monitor his condition.
Ends/Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Issued at HKT 19:21
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