Severe myocarditis due to influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viral infection in a young woman successfully treated with intravenous zanamivir: A case report

Maria Mazzitelli; Eugenio Garofalo; Andrea Bruni; Giorgio Settimo Barreca; Angela Quirino; Aida Giancotti; Francesca Serapide; Ciro Indolfi; Giovanni Matera; Paolo Navalesi; Enrico Maria Trecarichi; Carlo Torti; Federico Longhini; The IMAGES (Integrated MAnaGEment of Sepsis) Group

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2499

Clinical Case Reports (Dec 2019)

Severe myocarditis due to influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viral infection in a young woman successfully treated with intravenous zanamivir: A case report

Maria Mazzitelli,
Eugenio Garofalo,
Andrea Bruni,
Giorgio Settimo Barreca,
Angela Quirino,
Aida Giancotti,
Francesca Serapide,
Ciro Indolfi,
Giovanni Matera,
Paolo Navalesi,
Enrico Maria Trecarichi,
Carlo Torti,
Federico Longhini,
The IMAGES (Integrated MAnaGEment of Sepsis) Group

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Maria Mazzitelli: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit “Magna Graecia” University Catanzaro Italy
Eugenio Garofalo: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Unit of Intensive Care, “Magna Graecia” University Catanzaro Italy
Andrea Bruni: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Unit of Intensive Care, “Magna Graecia” University Catanzaro Italy
Giorgio Settimo Barreca: Department of Health Sciences Unit of Clinical Microbiology “Magna Graecia” University Catanzaro Italy
Angela Quirino: Department of Health Sciences Unit of Clinical Microbiology “Magna Graecia” University Catanzaro Italy
Aida Giancotti: Department of Health Sciences Unit of Clinical Microbiology “Magna Graecia” University Catanzaro Italy
Francesca Serapide: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit “Magna Graecia” University Catanzaro Italy
Ciro Indolfi: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Division of cardiology “Magna Graecia” University Catanzaro Italy
Giovanni Matera: Department of Health Sciences Unit of Clinical Microbiology “Magna Graecia” University Catanzaro Italy
Paolo Navalesi: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Unit of Intensive Care, “Magna Graecia” University Catanzaro Italy
Enrico Maria Trecarichi: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit “Magna Graecia” University Catanzaro Italy
Carlo Torti: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit “Magna Graecia” University Catanzaro Italy
Federico Longhini: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences Unit of Intensive Care, “Magna Graecia” University Catanzaro Italy
The IMAGES (Integrated MAnaGEment of Sepsis) Group

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2499
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 12
pp. 2336 – 2340

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Abstract In patients with influenza‐related myocarditis, prompt diagnosis and treatment are important. Intravenous zanamivir can be an alternative to oral oseltamivir, especially in severe cases and when drug intestinal malabsorption is suspected or proven.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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