Soubhashree was rushed from Puducherry to here by a team of doctors from Apollo Hospitals recently after her oxygen levels in the lungs were very low as she had swine flu.
She was put on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) machine for 19 days.
"While ECMO has been used in other instances in India to cure adults with severe lung infection, this is the first time that a child has been cured of H1N1 using ECMO in India," a release from the hospital said.
Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals, said that "state-of-the-art technology coupled with well-informed doctors, physicians and efficient support system is what which has made this possible.