Avian influenza A(H7N9) virus screening in patients with fever and flu-like symptoms in a tertiary hospital in an area with confirmed cases.

Avian influenza A(H7N9) virus screening in patients with fever and flu-like symptoms in a tertiary hospital in an area with confirmed cases.

Novel avian influenza A(H7N9) virus was isolated in fatal patients in Yangtze River Delta of China in March 2013. We aimed to screen the virus in febrile patients in a tertiary hospital in an area with confirmed cases. Throat-swab specimens collected from consecutive patients with fever (≥38°C) and...

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Main Authors: Chao Wu, Rui Huang, Jianjun Chen, Qin Gu, Bin Zhu, Jun Wang, Kui Zhang, Quanjiao Chen, Chaochao Xiong, Yong Liu, Jiequan Li, Yi-Hua Zhou, Yitao Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3867373?pdf=render

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