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Control of an outbreak due to an adamantane-resistant strain of influenza A (H3N2) in a chronic care facility.
Infection - 1 Oct 2008
Cohen N J, Morita J Y, Plate D K, Jones R C, Simon M T, Nawrocki J, Siston A M, Gerber S I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic care facility residents are at risk of severe influenza infection and death. Adamantanes have been used by chronic care facilities for influenza A prophylaxis; however, genotypic resistance has altered prophylaxis recommendations. An outbreak of influenza A (H3N2) in a chronic care facility housing neurologically impaired children and young adults and subsequent control measures are described....
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