Severe acute respiratory infection caused by swine influenza virus in a child necessitating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), the Netherlands, October 2016.

Fraaij, Pieter LA; Wildschut, Enno D; Houmes, Robert J; Swaan, Corien M; Hoebe, Christian J; de Jonge, HCC; Tolsma, Paulien; de Kleer, Isme; Pas, Suzan D; Oude Munnink, Bas B; +10 more... Phan, My VT; Bestebroer, Theo M; Roosenhoff, R Shanty; van Kampen, Jeroen JA; Cotten, Matthew; Beerens, Nancy; Fouchier, Ron AM; van den Kerkhof, Johannes H; Timen, Aura; Koopmans, Marion P; (2016) Severe acute respiratory infection caused by swine influenza virus in a child necessitating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), the Netherlands, October 2016. EUROSURVEILLANCE, 21 (48). pp. 8-10. ISSN 1560-7917 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.48.30416

Abstract

In October 2016, a severe infection with swine influenza A(H1N1) virus of the Eurasian avian lineage occurred in a child with a previous history of eczema in the Netherlands, following contact to pigs. The patient's condition deteriorated rapidly and required life support through extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. After start of oseltamivir treatment and removal of mucus plugs, the patient fully recovered. Monitoring of more than 80 close unprotected contacts revealed no secondary cases.