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Detection of the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus carrying the K-15E, P83S and Q293H mutations in patients who have undergone bone marrow transplant.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Mesquita Milene, Resende Paola, Marttorelli Andressa, Machado Viviane, Sacramento Carolina Q, Fintelman-Rodrigues Natalia, Abrantes Juliana L, Tavares Rita, Schirmer Marcelo, Siqueira Marilda M, Souza Thiago Moreno L
Abstract excerpt
The 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus emerged and caused considerable morbidity and mortality in the third world, especially in Brazil. Although circulating strains of A(H1N1)pdm09 are A/California/04/2009-like (CA-04-like) viruses, various studies have suggested that some mutations in the viral hemagglutinin (HA) may be associated with enhanced severity and fatality. This phenomenon is particularly...
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