her parents did everything right...took her to the doctor, the emergency room, etc....
some things just happen...
it might have been a bad staph infection....not the flu...
but reguardless, God bless this child and her family....
Try http://www.singtomeohmuse.com for more.
NO cheers, unfortunately.
Prayers up.
CDC: Rapid tests miss many swine flu cases
Findings suggest doctors should simply treat symptoms
By Julie Steenhuysen
Reuters
updated 4:44 p.m. ET, Thurs., Sept . 24, 2009
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33006971/ns/health-swine_flu/
CHICAGO - A study of rapid influenza tests found they miss many cases of swine flu, and U.S. health experts said on Thursday they are not worth the trouble for this flu season.
A study looking at the effectiveness of a rapid flu test in the first few weeks of the H1N1 pandemic in May found it detected less than half of the cases later confirmed by more sophisticated tests.
The findings, which appeared in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly report on death and disease, confirm the CDC’s current guidelines, which stress that people with flu-like symptoms should get quick treatment, before getting a flu test.
This woman is dead from a false negative swineflu test . If she was given Tamiflu she would be alive today .
Flu Victim Family’s Statement
http://www.fox13now.com/news/kstu-utah-third-deaths-family-statement,0,4966333.story
7:40 PM MDT, June 14, 2009
Our family would like to express thanks to the Shock and Trauma unit at IMCH. And to those who have prayed and supported our family over the past 2 weeks.
Francine and her mother became ill with the flu two weeks ago today. Her mother tested positive and was treated for the flu and has since recovered. Francine tested negative and was sent home. Her health continued to decline, and three days later she was taken to Jordan Valley Hospital. For the second time she tested negative, was sent home, and told to increase fluids and rest.
We begged the doctors to treat her with Tama flu because it had helped her mother, but they refused because her test had come back negative. After another three days she became incapacitated, and was again taken to Jordan Valley where she was admitted and found to have pneumonia, plus all of the symptoms associated with the flu, but once again tested negative. At this point she had had the flu for approximately eight days, untreated. Her condition continued to decline, and on Tuesday was transferred to IMC Hospital. By this time her body was so ravaged from the virus that her kidneys and lungs started to fail and brain activity had diminished. On Wednesday, June 10 we received a positive Type-A flu test, and on Thursday we received, from the CDC, a positive test for H1N1, Swine Flu.
After fighting a valiant battle she succumbed to this illness. It has been reported that she had underlying illnesses that contributed to her death, but according to her doctors she died from lung damage, kidney failure, and brain damage which were all strong and healthy prior to contracting the virus.