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Life-threatening complications of influenza in an adolescent

Publication at Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové |
2021

Abstract

The present case report of an otherwise healthy child illustrates a situation where damage to the airway epithelium by influenza A virus allowed the development of severe, life-threatening staphylococcal pneumonia with the need for artificial lung ventilation, fluidopneumothorax and chest drainage.