The Emergence of Oseltamivir-Resistant Seasonal Influenza A (H1N1) Virus in Korea During the 2008-2009 Season

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 178-185

  Choi, Woo Young ^a   Yang, Inseok ^a   Kim, Sujin ^a   Lee, Namjoo ^a   Kwon, Meehwa ^a   Lee, Joo Yeon ^a   Kang, Chun ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antiviral drug resistance; Korea; Oseltamivir resistance; Seasonal influenza A (H1N1) virus

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; HISTIDINE; INFLUENZA VIRUS HEMAGGLUTININ; OSELTAMIVIR; TYROSINE; ZANAMIVIR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL RESISTANCE; ANTIVIRAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MATRIX GENE; NEURAMINIDASE GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOUTH KOREA; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 84855207561     PISSN: 22109099     EISSN: 22109110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrp.2011.11.042     Document Type: Article

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