Post-exposure prophylaxis during pandemic outbreaks
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Post-exposure prophylaxis during pandemic outbreaks
BACKGROUND With the rise of the second pandemic wave of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus in the current season in the Northern Hemisphere, pandemic plans are being carefully re-evaluated, particularly for the strategic use of antiviral drugs. The recent emergence of oseltamivir-resistant in treated H1N1 patients has raised concerns about the prudent use of neuraminidase inhibitors for both tr...
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1Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 2Department of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 3Analysis and Stochastics Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Bolyai Institute, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary 4Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto and Ontario Agency...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1741-7015
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-7-73