New influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in Singapore: The first ten adult imported cases

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 581-583

  Liang, M ^a   Lye, David C ^a   Chen, M I ^a   Chow, A ^a   Krishnan, P ^a   Seow, E ^a   Leo, Y S ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Containment; H1N1 virus; Influenza A virus; Pandemic; Swine influenza

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMON COLD; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; MYALGIA; NONHUMAN; PHILIPPINES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SINGAPORE; SORE THROAT; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; TRAVEL;

EID: 67849084559     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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