Nosocomial Co-Transmission of Avian Influenza A(H7N9) and A(H1N1)pdm09 Viruses between 2 Patients with Hematologic Disorders
Huazhong Chen
1, Shelan Liu
1, Jun Liu
1, Chengliang Chai, Haiyan Mao, Zhao Yu, Yuming Tang, Geqin Zhu, Haixiao X. Chen, Chengchu Zhu, Hui Shao, Shuguang Tan, Qianli Wang, Yuhai Bi, Zhen Zou, Guang Liu, Tao Jin, Chengyu Jiang, George F. Gao, Myoung-don Oh
2, Sheng Wei
2 , and Enfu Chen
2
Author affiliations: Taizhou Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Taizhou, China (H. Chen, H.X. Chen, C. Zhu, H. Shao); Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China (S. Liu, C. Chai, H. Mao, Z. Yu, E. Chen); National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China (J. Liu, G.F. Gao); Linhai District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou (Y. Tang); Jiaojiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou (G. Zhu); Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (S. Tan, Q. Wang, Y. Bi, G.F. Gao); Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing (Z. Zou, C. Jiang); University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (G. Liu); BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China (G. Liu, T. Jin); University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (M. Peiris); Division of Infectious Disease, Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Early Warning on Infectious Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing (H. Yu)
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Figure 2. Schematic floor plan of the hematology ward where 2 case-patients with confirmed avian influenza A(H7N9) and A(H1N1)pdm09 virus co-infection and 1 non–H7N9-infected patient stayed, Taizhou Hospital, Zhejiang Province, China, January 10–15, 2014. The room was 22.4 m2 (6.4 m × 3.5 m) in floor area, with 1 door (30 cm × 40 cm) and 1 window (105 cm × 20 cm), and 0.6 m of space separated the beds of the patients. H7N9, avian influenza A(H7N9) virus; pH1N1, influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus.
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