Acting in response to concerns about H1N1 influenza, Dolce Hotels and Resorts, a privately held operator of 24 upscale hotels, resorts and conference centers in North America and Europe, announced a three-phase program to mitigate the risk to its guests and employees and provide reassurance about the safety of its facilities. The first phase began early last week as the company conducted refresher training for each of its nearly 4,000 property-based employees worldwide in the areas of sanitati
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What Adults with HIV Infection Should Know About the Novel H1N1 Flu (formerly called swine flu)
At the present time, we have no information about the risk of the novel H1N1 flu in people with HIV/AIDS. In the past, people with HIV/AIDS have not appeared to be at any greater risk than the general population for infection with routine seasonal influenza. However, HIV-infected adults and adolescents, and especially persons with low CD4 cell counts or AIDS, can experience more severe complications of seasonal influenza. It is therefore possible that HIV-infected adults and adolescents are also at higher risk for complications from infection with the H1N1 flu virus.
Interim Guidance—HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents: Considerations for Clinicians Regarding Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus
Human infections with a swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus that is transmissible among humans were first identified in April 2009 with cases in the United States and Mexico. The epidemiology and clinical presentations of these infections are currently under investigation. There are insufficient data available at this point to determine who is at higher risk for complications of swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. However, adults and adolescents with HIV infection, especially persons with low CD4 cell counts, are known to be at higher risk for viral and bacterial lower respiratory tract infections and for recurrent pneumonias.