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Wild type and mutant 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) viruses cause more severe disease and higher mortality in pregnant BALB/c mice.
PloS one - 29 Oct 2010
Chan Kwok-Hung, Zhang Anna J X, To Kelvin K W, Chan Chris C S, Poon Vincent K M, Guo Kunyuan, Ng Fai, Zhang Qi-Wei, Leung Virtual H C, Cheung Annie N Y, Lau Candy C Y, Woo Patrick C Y, Tse Herman, Wu Wailan, Chen Honglin, Zheng Bo-Jian, Yuen Kwok-Yung
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BACKGROUND: Pregnant women infected by the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus had more severe disease and higher mortality but its pathogenesis is still unclear. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We showed that higher mortality, more severe pneumonitis, higher pulmonary viral load, lower peripheral blood T...
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