Management of multidrug-resistant viruses in the immunocompromised host
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Rapid selection of a transmissible multidrug-resistant influenza A/H3N2 virus in an immunocompromised host.
BACKGROUND The overall impact of influenza virus infection in immunocompromised patients is largely unknown. Antigenic drift and genetic variations during prolonged influenza infection have been demonstrated. In this report we describe a multidrug-resistant H3N2 influenza virus isolated from an immunocompromised patient after 5 days of therapy. METHODS Multiple nasal wash samples were collect...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Haematology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0007-1048
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08988.x