| Title |
Viral Pneumonitis Is Increased in Obese Patients during the First Wave of Pandemic A(H1N1) 2009 Virus
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0055631 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jen Kok, Christopher C. Blyth, Hong Foo, Michael J. Bailey, David V. Pilcher, Steven A. Webb, Ian M. Seppelt, Dominic E. Dwyer, Jonathan R. Iredell |
| Abstract |
There is conflicting data as to whether obesity is an independent risk factor for mortality in severe pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza (A(H1N1)pdm09). It is postulated that excess inflammation and cytokine production in obese patients following severe influenza infection leads to viral pneumonitis and/or acute respiratory distress syndrome. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Comoros | 1 | 33% |
| Australia | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 46 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 7 | 15% |
| Unknown | 11 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 35% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 11% |
| Unknown | 14 | 30% |