Management of the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic in patients with hematologic diseases: A prospective experience at an Italian Center

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Girmenia, Corrado ^a   Mercanti, Caterina ^a   Federico, Vincenzo ^a   Rea, Massimiliano ^a   De Vellis, Annalisa ^a   Valle, Veronica ^a   Micozzi, Alessandra ^a   Latagliata, Roberto ^a   Breccia, Massimo ^a   Morano, Salvatore Giacomo ^a   Brunetti, Gregorio Antonio ^a   Sali, Michela ^b   Delogu, Giovanni ^b   Foà, Robin ^a   Alimena, Giuliana ^a   Gentile, Giuseppe ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hematologic diseases; Influenza; Oseltamivir; Pandemic; Stem cell transplant

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANDEMIC; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSELTAMIVIR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952590295     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: 14219662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000323713     Document Type: Article

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