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[Molecular genetic studies of the susceptibility of epidemic influenza A(H1N1) virus strains isolated in the 2006-2009 seasons in Russia to oseltamivir (Tamiflu)].
Voprosy virusologii - 1 Jan 2000
Beliakova N V, Al'khovskiĭ S V, Shevchenko E S, Prilipov A G, Abramov D D, Kolobukhina L V, Merkulova L N, Trushakova S V, Burtseva E I
Abstract excerpt
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) is recommended by WHO experts as a drug to treat and prevent of influenza and to create stocks if its new pandemic variant occurs. The susceptibility of influenza viruses to oseltamivir was studied by polymerase chain reaction-based techniques detecting specific mutations in the neuraminidase gene. The increase in the number of oseltamivir-resistant influenza viruses, isolated from the...
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