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Mutations conferring zanamivir resistance in human influenza virus N2 neuraminidases compromise virus fitness and are not stably maintained in vitro.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Oct 2006
Zürcher Thomas, Yates Phillip J, Daly Janet, Sahasrabudhe Anjali, Walters Matthew, Dash Laura, Tisdale Margaret, McKimm-Breschkin Jennifer L
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BACKGROUND: Viruses resistant to zanamivir have been generated in vitro, but no resistant virus has yet been isolated from a zanamivir-treated immunocompetent patient. In contrast most resistant viruses isolated from oseltamivir-treated patients correspond to those selected in vitro. However, despite mutations being in conserved residues in the neuraminidase (NA) they do not confer resistance in all NA subtypes....
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