Flu is usually good for Tamiflu

"Treatment of H1N1 flu patients agreed that there is no need to wait for a new test for Tamiflu treatment, but this district hospital still suffers," said Deputy Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan in the afternoon of the 16th flu meeting. / 9.

Summarizing 6 deaths from H1N1 flu shows: - The number of days from the onset to death averages 8.5 days (5-12 days).
- Number of days from onset to hospitalization is 3.8 days (3-5 days).
- The number of days from onset to treatment with Tamiflu is 5.8 days (3-8 days).
- All 6 deaths have lesions of 2 lung infiltrates, further treated with antibiotics.
- 5 out of 6 deaths have risk factors such as chronic disease, breast-feeding, malnutrition.

Most recent deaths from H1N1 flu were a 19-year-old woman in Ben Tre who had just given birth three months. The patient developed the disease on September 3, but it was not until September 10 (after 8 days) that when the result was positive for H1N1 flu, the patient was treated with Tamiflu. Meanwhile, the medical industry recommends the best use of Tamiflu within 24 to 48 hours.

Earlier on September 5, the patient went to Cu Lao Minh General Hospital and was diagnosed with asthmatic bronchitis, the patient did not have fever, but itchy neck and coughing a lot. By September 7, patients with fever, dyspnea, and XQ shooting saw both lung lesions, and the new hospital had a sample of the virus causing the disease and 3 days later, the results were positive.

In the face of delays in the treatment of Tamiflu for patients, Vice Minister requested the health sector to reconsider training for provincial hospitals on influenza diagnosis and treatment regimens. It is possible to paste guidelines for treatment regimens at district general hospitals so that doctors can firmly grasp the map and treat patients early. Also at the briefing, Dr. Nguyen Tran Hien, Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said that at 15 influenza monitoring points in the community, there were 10 reporting points with H1N1 case (previously only 5 points) In which, among those positive for influenza, up to 70% are H1N1 flu. Flu transmission in the community is increasing.

In addition, according to him, in the world the number of deaths, complications mainly in young people, not the elderly. Scientists have yet to find out why so many young people have the flu.

In the past week, Vietnam also recorded an increase in the number of flu cases by 6.3%, especially on September 15, the number of cases increased with a record of 262 cases. Thus, as of September 16, the whole country recorded 5,648 positive cases, 6 deaths.