International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 421-430 , May 2010

Treatment options for 2009 H1N1 influenza: evaluation of the published evidence

  • Matthew E. Falagas

      Affiliations

    • Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 9 Neapoleos Street, 151 23 Marousi, Athens, Greece
    • Department of Medicine, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +30 694 61 10 000; fax: +30 210 68 39 605.
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  • Evridiki K. Vouloumanou

      Affiliations

    • Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 9 Neapoleos Street, 151 23 Marousi, Athens, Greece
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  • Evagelia Baskouta

      Affiliations

    • Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 9 Neapoleos Street, 151 23 Marousi, Athens, Greece
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  • Petros I. Rafailidis

      Affiliations

    • Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 9 Neapoleos Street, 151 23 Marousi, Athens, Greece
    • Department of Medicine, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Kostantinos Polyzos

      Affiliations

    • Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 9 Neapoleos Street, 151 23 Marousi, Athens, Greece
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  • Jordi Rello

      Affiliations

    • Critical Care Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, CIBERes Enfermedades Respiratorias, IISPV, Mallafre Guasch 4 (43007) Tarragona, Spain

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.01.006

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 421-430 , May 2010

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