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Admin.ch: Avian H1N1: two cases of Tamiflu resistance identified in Switzerland
The antiviral drug has indeed proved a less effective in two hospitalized patients whose immune system was severely weakened.
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Two cases carry viruses resistant to oseltamivir, the active substance in Tamiflu ® have now been identified.
Admin.ch: Avian H1N1: two cases of Tamiflu resistance identified in Switzerland
Les premiers agents pathogènes de la grippe pandémique H1N1 résistants à l'oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) sont apparus en Suisse.
The first pathogen of pandemic influenza H1N1 resistant to oseltamivir (Tamiflu ®) have emerged in Switzerland. Le médicament antiviral s'est, en effet, avéré d'une efficacité moindre chez deux patients hospitalisés et dont le système immunitaire était fortement affaibli.
The antiviral drug has indeed proved a less effective in two hospitalized patients whose immune system was severely weakened.
D'autres cas isolés de résistance au Tamiflu ont déjà été observés à l'étranger.
Other isolated cases of resistance to Tamiflu have already been seen abroad. Les experts ne sont guère surpris de ces découvertes.
Experts are not surprised by these findings. snip
Two cases carry viruses resistant to oseltamivir, the active substance in Tamiflu ® have now been identified.
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