Update on Influenza A (H1N1-2009) Cases in Hospital (25 July 2009)

25 Jul 2009

New ICU cases

There are three more admissions to ICU today. The first is a 47-year-old Malay man with a medical history of myasthenia gravis with a thymic tumour. He was admitted to NUH's isolation ward on 23 July for pneumonia after three days of fever and cough. He was transferred to the ICU because of low oxygen saturation. Laboratory tests confirmed he has Influenza A (H1N1-2009). He is currently in a critical condition.

The 2nd is an 80-year-old Malay female with a medical history of hypertension, ischaemic heart disease and rheumatic heart disease. She was admitted to CGH's isolation ward on 22 July after three days of fever and breathing difficulties. She was transferred to the ICU today. Laboratory tests confirmed she has Influenza A (H1N1-2009). She is currently in a critical condition.

The 3rd is a 51-year-old Malay female with a medical history of asthma, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipaedemia, and ischaemic heart disease. She was admitted to CGH's isolation ward on 23 July after two days of fever, cough and breathing difficulties. She was transferred to the ICU today because of respiratory failure. Laboratory tests confirmed she has Influenza A (H1N1-2009). She is currently on a ventilator and her condition is unstable.