Fatal Respiratory Events Caused by Zanamivir Nebulization
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Fatal respiratory events caused by zanamivir nebulization.
To the Editor—GlaxoSmithKline was very concerned to learn of the fatality of a 25-year-old pregnant woman with severe H1N1 influenza A following nebulized administration by means of mechanical ventilation of zanamivir solution, described in the letter by Kiatboonsri et al [1]. This solution had been made by the treating hospital pharmacy from the lactose powder formulation of zanamivir, markete...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1086/653450