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Chest Radiography And Computed Tomography Findings Of Cases With Pandemic Influenza A (H1n1/09) Infection, Pinar Nerci̇s Koşar, Zeli̇ha Koçak Tufan, Eli̇f Ergün, Hasan Yi̇ği̇t, Uğur Koşar, Ali̇ Pekcan Demi̇röz
Chest Radiography And Computed Tomography Findings Of Cases With Pandemic Influenza A (H1n1/09) Infection, Pinar Nerci̇s Koşar, Zeli̇ha Koçak Tufan, Eli̇f Ergün, Hasan Yi̇ği̇t, Uğur Koşar, Ali̇ Pekcan Demi̇röz
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
To review the radiological findings of the chests of swine flu patients whose infections were confirmed clinically and/or by laboratory tests. Materials and methods: This study was conducted in the radiology and infectious diseases departments of a tertiary care hospital, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. The X-ray and thorax computed tomography (CT) findings of swine flu patients were evaluated. Results: Included were 53 cases of swine flu. Thirty-eight of the patients (72%) underwent an initial chest X-ray and 17 (32%) underwent thorax CT examinations. The mean age of the patients was 41 years; 23 (43%) patients were male …