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Influenza
Study results from Y. Yamazaki and colleagues in the area of influenza published
July 15th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Archives of Virology, "To determine the influence of oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu (R)) on the results of microneutralization and hemagglutinin-inhibition (HI) tests in human sera with H5N2 influenza virus, ten volunteers were administered Tamiflu (R) and blood samples were collected." "In the microneutralization test, no consistent effects were observed. However, in the HI test, specimens from all volunteers taken at 4 and 7 h after drug administration showed a higher titer as compared to 0 and 24 h after administration when mammalian cells (horse, guinea pig, and human) were used," wrote Y. Yamazaki and...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-15)
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