RECOMBINOMICS: H5N1 Misdiagnosis In Indonesia Hides H2H Transmission Sardikin Giriputro, director of the Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital in Indonesia, told an infectious disease conference in Kuala Lumpur that misdiagnoses and the late administration of drugs were partially responsible for the high mortality rates. 'It (H5N1) is misdiagnosed initially as dengue, bacterial pneumonia, typhoid and upper respiratory tract infection because of similar clinical features (symptoms),' Mr Giriputro said. In a bid to reduce the death rate, the Indonesian government has begun distributing Tamiflu to health centres in areas where H5N1 cases have occurred. 'When doctors see influenza-like illnesses and where there is evidence of contact with sick poultry, then they give Tamiflu (without waiting for laboratory results),' Mr...
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