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Oseltamivir resistance in an influenza A (H3N2) virus isolated from an immunocompromised patient during the 2014-2015 influenza season in Alberta, Canada.
Influenza and other respiratory viruses - 1 Nov 2016
Chaudhry Ahsan, Bastien Nathalie, Li Yan, Scott Allison, Pabbaraju Kanti, Stewart Douglas, Wong Sallene, Drews Steven J
Abstract excerpt
This manuscript describes the identification of an oseltamivir-resistant influenza A (H3N2) virus in a respiratory specimen collected from an immunocompromised patient in Alberta, Canada, during the 2014-2015 influenza season. Following treatment with oseltamivir, neuraminidase (NA) gene sequencing indicated the presence of an R292K mutation. Phenotypic susceptibility testing by the NA-Star assay indicated a...
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