Comparison of critically ill patients between different outbreaks caused by pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus in Okinawa, Japan
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outbreaks caused by pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus in Okinawa, Japan Jiro Fujita, Satoko Sunagawa, Futoshi Higa, Masao Tateyama, Tsukasa Uno Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, University of the Ryukyus Hospital, Okinawa, Japan. Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. Correspondence: Dr. Jiro Fujita, Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases (First Department of Internal Medicine), Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara-cho, Okinawa 903-0125, Japan. E-mail: [email protected]
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