Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and HIV Infection

摘要

To the Editor: In the United States during spring and fall of 2009, pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in. uenza A virus resulted in 2 major outbreaks of disease. Initial reports identifi ed immunosuppression, including HIV infection, as a risk factor for the development of severe in. uenza (1–5). Subsequent reports did not confi rm this association, but the number of HIV-infected patients in these studies was small (6,7). We describe the clinical course of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in HIV-infected persons in a US hospital