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Editorial
. 2018 Sep 6;379(10):975-977.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMe1810815.

A Step Forward in the Treatment of Influenza

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Editorial

A Step Forward in the Treatment of Influenza

Timothy M Uyeki. N Engl J Med. .
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  • Baloxavir Marboxil for Uncomplicated Influenza in Adults and Adolescents.
    Hayden FG, Sugaya N, Hirotsu N, Lee N, de Jong MD, Hurt AC, Ishida T, Sekino H, Yamada K, Portsmouth S, Kawaguchi K, Shishido T, Arai M, Tsuchiya K, Uehara T, Watanabe A; Baloxavir Marboxil Investigators Group. Hayden FG, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Sep 6;379(10):913-923. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1716197. N Engl J Med. 2018. PMID: 30184455 Clinical Trial.

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