Volume 16, Number 1—January 2010
Research
Severe Pneumonia Associated with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Alejandro Gómez-Gómez
, Martin Magaña-Aquino, Christian A. García-Sepúlveda, Uciel R. Ochoa-Pérez, Reynaldo Falcón-Escobedo, Andreu Comas-García, Saray Aranda-Romo, Hugo I. Contreras-Treviño, Paulina V. Jiménez-Rico, Mario A. Banda-Barbosa, Félix Dominguez-Paulin, J. Mario Bernal-Blanco, Luis F. Pérez-González, and Daniel E. Noyola
, Martin Magaña-Aquino, Christian A. García-Sepúlveda, Uciel R. Ochoa-Pérez, Reynaldo Falcón-Escobedo, Andreu Comas-García, Saray Aranda-Romo, Hugo I. Contreras-Treviño, Paulina V. Jiménez-Rico, Mario A. Banda-Barbosa, Félix Dominguez-Paulin, J. Mario Bernal-Blanco, Luis F. Pérez-González, and Daniel E. NoyolaTable 2
Demographic features of 50 adult patients admitted with acute pneumonia during the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak, San Luis Potosí, Mexico*
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age, y, mean (SD, range) | 38.4 (13.9, 21–69) |
| Gender | |
| M | 29 (58) |
| F |
21 (42) |
| Residence | |
| San Luis Potosí municipality | 30 (60) |
| Other municipality |
20 (40) |
| No. home contacts, median (range) |
4 (1–16) |
| Presence of >1 underlying condition | 30 (60) |
| Obesity (BMI > 30) | 25 (55.6)† |
| Diabetes mellitus | 8 (16) |
| Other conditions‡ |
9 (18) |
| Smoker |
13 (26) |
| Arrival at the hospital | |
| Directly | 40 (80) |
| Referred from other hospital or clinic |
10 (20) |
| Influenza vaccination during previous winter season | 5 (10) |
*Values are no. (%) unless otherwise indicated. BMI, body mass index.
†BMI data available only for 45 patients.
‡Some patients had >1 additional underlying condition, including chronic renal failure (3), underlying heart disorder (3), systemic lupus erythematosus (1), chronic obstructive lung disease (1), hyperthyroidism (1), seizure disorder (1), and pregnancy (1).
