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Segregation of virulent influenza A(H1N1) variants in the lower respiratory tract of critically ill patients during the 2010-2011 seasonal epidemic.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Piralla Antonio, Pariani Elena, Rovida Francesca, Campanini Giulia, Muzzi Alba, Emmi Vincenzo, Iotti Giorgio A, Pesenti Antonio, Conaldi Pier Giulio, Zanetti Alessandro, Baldanti Fausto
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Since its appearance in 2009, the pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus circulated worldwide causing several severe infections. METHODS: Respiratory samples from patients with 2009 influenza A(H1N1) and acute respiratory distress attending 24 intensive care units (ICUs) as well as from patients with lower respiratory tract infections not requiring ICU admission and community upper respiratory tract...
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