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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson of United Christian Hospital (UCH) made the following announcement today (March 20) regarding the fatal of a human swine influenza (HSI) patient:
A 43-year-old male patient with good past health attended the Accident and Emergency Department of UCH on March 18 due to persistent flu symptoms over one week. He was directly admitted to Intensive Care Unit for further treatment due to severe pneumonia. He was prescribed with Tamiflu and antibiotics and required ventilatory support. The test result for HSI was confirmed positive on March 19. The patient¡¦s condition remained critical and succumbed at 11.31pm last night. The hospital would like to express condolences to the patient's family.
The case has been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Centre for Health Protection.
Ends/Saturday, March 20, 2010
Issued at HKT 13:53
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