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Neuraminidase Mutations Conferring Resistance to Oseltamivir in Influenza A(H7N9) Viruses.
Journal of virology - 1 May 2015
Marjuki Henju, Mishin Vasiliy P, Chesnokov Anton P, De La Cruz Juan A, Davis Charles T, Villanueva Julie M, Fry Alicia M, Gubareva Larisa V
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Human infections by avian influenza A(H7N9) virus entail substantial morbidity and mortality. Treatment of infected patients with the neuraminidase (NA) inhibitor oseltamivir was associated with emergence of viruses carrying NA substitutions. In the NA inhibition (NI) assay, R292K conferred highly reduced inhibition by oseltamivir, while E119V and I222K each caused reduced inhibition. To facilitate...
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