Pathologic study of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 cases from India

Pathology International

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-42

  Shelke, Vijay N ^a   Kolhapure, Raju M ^a   Kadam, Dilip ^a   Sangle, Shashi ^a   Chadha, Mandeep C ^a   Basu, Atanu ^a   Mishra, Akhilesh C ^b  

^a Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College and Hospital   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Immunohistochemistry; Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus; Postmortem needle biopsy

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRONCHIOLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDIA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); LUNG PARENCHYMA; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDIA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84155174705     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: 14401827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2011.02751.x     Document Type: Article

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