Article
[Monitoring of the sensitivity of epidemic influenza virus strains isolated in Russia to etiotropic chemical agents].
Voprosy virusologii - 1 Jan 2000
Burtseva E I, Shevchenko E S, Beliakova N V, Oskerko T A, Kolobukhina L V, Merkulova L N, Vartanian R V, Prilipov A G, Rotanov M, Zaplatnikov A L
Abstract excerpt
The paper presents the results of studying the spectrum of influenza A and B viruses to rimantadine, arbidol, and oseltamivir and describes the methods used for these purposes for epidemiological surveillance. Different sensitivities to rimantadine were found among influenza A viruses. During the 2007-2008 season, the vast majority of influenza A(H3N2) virus strains were resistant to rimantadine (77%) while all...
Topics
- Antiviral Agents
- Disease Outbreaks
- Drug Resistance, Viral
- Environmental Monitoring
- Epidemiological Monitoring
- Humans
- Indoles
- Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
- Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype
- Influenza, Human
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutation