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Mixtures of oseltamivir-sensitive and -resistant pandemic influenza A/H1N1/2009 viruses in immunocompromised hospitalized children.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Jul 2011
Suhaila Mas, Tang Julian W, Lee Hong Kai, Lin Cui, Tambyah Paul A, Yap Hui Kim, Quak Seng Hock, Koay Evelyn S C
Abstract excerpt
We report on 3 immunocompromised children infected with pandemic influenza A/H1N1/2009 in whom mixtures of oseltamivir-susceptible and oseltamivir-resistant viral populations developed, despite them receiving relatively short-term courses of oseltamivir. In addition, it was found that bacterial coinfections were common, indicating that empiric, antibiotics should be considered in such patients when infected with...
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