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.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Age Distribution
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Argentina / epidemiology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Disease Outbreaks
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Female
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Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Incidence
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Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / genetics*
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Influenza, Human / mortality
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Influenza, Human / virology*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / mortality
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Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology*
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Prevalence
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Seasons
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Young Adult