Community-acquired Oseltamivir-Resistant Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Child, Israel
Tags: H1N1 (2009) influenza; PANDEMICS; REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; CHILDREN -- Diseases; NUCLEOTIDE sequence; NEURAMINIDASE; DRUG resistance
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