Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Cases, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Echavarría, Marcela ; Querci, Marcia ; Marcone, Débora ; Videla, Cristina ; Martínez, Alfredo ; Bonvehi, Pablo ; Carballal, Guadalupe
• Description:
  To determine clinical and virologic characteristics of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, we conducted real-time reverse transcription-PCR on samples from patients with influenza-like illness, June 11-30, 2009. Of 513 patients tested, 54% were positive for influenza virus subtype H1N1. Infection rate was lowest for patients >or=60 years of age.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Child Child, Preschool Disease Outbreaks Female Hospitalization Humans Incidence Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Male Middle Aged Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Prevalence Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Seasons Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 16(2):311-313.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Argentina
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:49ed500bd7d179761d367394122a6eecb0eb131f366a8f087572df7c0eb07e9f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18033/cdc_18033_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 200.47 KB ]