BANGALORE: A 27-year-old woman died of swine flu in the city taking the toll in Karnataka to four, an official said on Sunday.
Shamshad Begum died late last night at Baptist Hospital. Begum, who was admitted to the hospital on August 10, had been suffering from breathlessness for past three months and from cough, fever and cold lately, Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Chandy Abraham said.
"When she came in she was diagnosed as patient with cardiovascular problem and signs of early pneumonia," he said.
Her X-ray also showed signs of pneumonia and sputum culture showed bacteria. "She showed signs of a patient with cardiac problems with bacterial pneumonia information, who usually responds with antibiotics if they are young patients," he said.
Though Shamshad initially showed some signs of improvement, in last three days her conditioned worsened, Abraham said, adding she later showed signs of H1N1 and was put on Tamiflu tablets on August 14. She had been in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) since her admission, he said.
Begum's throat swabs which were sent for tests were found positive. Her report came in late last night, a health official said.
He said they were pursuing her case history to find out her other health complications.
Abraham said all staff members who came in contact with her and her relatives have been put on Tamiflu tablets.
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