Wednesday, May 19, 2010

AAMS: Pandemic Influenzas Edition

 

 

# 4579

 

 


The April, 2010 issue of Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore (AAMS) is devoted to Pandemic Influenzas, with more than a dozen editorials, research articles, cases series, and commentaries on the subject. 

 

ANNALS is open access, and so you can download and review each of these articles in their entirety.   They are for private use only, of course, and subject to copyright rules and certain restrictions.

 

This looks like an excellent resource, and as I get time to review some of these articles, I imagine I’ll find some fodder for a few blogs in the coming weeks.

 

The emergence of novel H1N1 will no doubt end up being the most studied public health event to date, and the next few years should bring a great deal more knowledge and understanding of the workings of a pandemic.

 

 

 

Editorial
The Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Pandemic in Singapore
Li Yang Hsu, Derrick MK Heng, Yee Sin Leo

 

Original Articles
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009: Clinical and Laboratory Findings of the First Fifty Cases in Singapore
Monica Chan, Mark I Chen, Angela Chow, Caroline PS Lee, Adriana SH Tan, David Chien Lye, Yee Sin Leo

Outbreak of Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1-2009) in Singapore, May to September 2009
Jeffery L Cutter, Li Wei Ang, Florence YL Lai, Hariharan Subramony, Stefan Ma, Lyn James

An Epidemiological Study of 1348 Cases of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Admitted to Singapore Hospitals from July to September 2009
Hariharan Subramony, Florence YL Lai, Li Wei Ang, Jeffery L Cutter, Poh Lian Lim, Lyn James

Tracking the Emergence of Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1/2009 and its Interaction with Seasonal Influenza Viruses in Singapore
Julian WT Tang, Chun Kiat Lee, Hong Kai Lee, Tze Ping Loh, Lily Chiu, Paul A Tambyah, Evelyn SC Koay

Obstetric Outcomes of Influenza A H1N1 (2009) Infection in Pregnancy – Experience of a Singapore Tertiary Hospital
May Li Lim, Wai Yee Lim, Nancy WS Tee, Siok Hong Lim, Jing Jye Chee

Outbreak of Novel Influenza A (H1N1-2009) Linked to a Dance Club
Pei Pei Chan, Hariharan Subramony, Florence YL Lai, Wee Siong Tien, Boon Hian Tan, Suhana Solhan, Hwi Kwang Han, Bok Huay Foong, Lyn James, Peng Lim Ooi

Attitudes of Patients, Visitors and Healthcare Workers at a Tertiary Hospital Towards Influenza A (H1N1) Response Measures
Wu Meng Tan, Nidhi Loomba Chlebicka, Ban Hock Tan

Survey of Healthcare Workers’ Attitudes, Beliefs and Willingness to Receive the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Vaccine and the Impact of Educational Campaigns
Koh Cheng Thoon, Chia Yin Chong

 

Review Article
Influenza A (H1N1-2009) Pandemic in Singapore – Public Health Control Measures Implemented and Lessons Learnt
Joanne Tay, Yeuk Fan Ng, Jeffery Cutter, Lyn James

 

Short Communication
International Health Regulations: Lessons from the Influenza Pandemic in Singapore
Chew Ling Low, Pei Pei Chan, Jeffery L Cutter, Bok Huay Foong, Lyn James, Peng Lim Ooi

 

Case Series
Severe Infection with H1N1 Requiring Intensive Care – Lessons for Preparedness Programmes
Jaime MF Chien, Ban Hock Tan, Kok Soong Yang, Thuan Tong Tan, Chian Yong Low, Asok Kurup, Hoe Nam Leong, Jenny GH Low, Mei Ling Kang, Maciej Piotr Chlebicki, Yin Ling Koh

 

Commentaries
2009 Pandemic Influenza H1N1: Paediatric Perspectives
Hao Yuan Lee, Chang Teng Wu, Tzou Yien Lin, Cheng Hsun Chiu

Surveys of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on the Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic
Li Yang Hsu

 

Letters to the Editor
Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteraemia in a Young Man with Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009
Florante S Isais, Frederico Dimatactac, Ryan Llorin, Angela Chow, Yee Sin Leo

Use of Healthcare Worker Sickness Absenteeism Surveillance as a Potential Early Warning System for Influenza Epidemics in Acute Care Hospitals
Sapna Sadarangani, Mark IC Chen, Angela LP Chow, Arul Earnest, Mar Kyaw Win, Brenda SP Ang

 

Afterword
Jeffery L Cutter