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. 2010 Feb;16(2):311-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid1602.091114.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 cases, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Marcela Echavarria  1 , Marcia Querci, Debora Marcone, Cristina Videla, Alfredo Martinez, Pablo Bonvehi, Guadalupe Carballal
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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 cases, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Marcela Echavarria et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Feb.

Abstract

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.

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