"The patient was undergoing treatment at a private hospital. However, after he was diagnosed positive for swine flu, he has been shifted to SMS Hospital. His condition is out of danger," said a senior official at the state health department.
The man is a resident of Shyam Nagar and was earlier admitted to SMS Hospital on August 30 on suspicion of swine flu. However, he complained of some other illness and went to a private hospital. He returned to the hospital after he was confirmed of swine flu in the reports received from National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Tuesday.
"As the patient is H1N1 positive, he has been put in in the isolated ward of intensive care unit. However, though treatment is being held for meningitis, he is also being treated for the disease on primary basis," said Dr Narpat Singh Shekhawat, superintendent, SMS Hospital.
Meanwhile a German citizen approached the government hospital in Kota on suspicion of swine flu on Wednesday. The suspected patient had arrived from Germany a few days back to work on assignment at a manufacturing site in Kota and have developed flu like symptoms. Samples collected from him have been sent to NICD, New Delhi. Since his condition is healthy, he has not been admitted to the isolation ward but was asked to remain in isolation till the arrival of the report.
So far, 174 suspected cases of swine flu have been reported in the state, of which 114 have been tested negative while 21 were confirmed positive. Reports of the rest are yet to arrive. Among the positive patients, there has been one casualty, while one remains admitted to the hospital. Nineteen patients have successfully recovered.
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