Virological, serological, and antiviral studies in an imported human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus in Taiwan.

Lin, Pi-Han; Chao, Tai-Ling; Kuo, Shuenn-Wen; Wang, Jann-Tay; Hung, Chien-Ching; Lin, Huan-Chun; Yang, Zong-Yu; Ho, Shu-Yuan et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2014

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe the clinical course and virological characteristics of the first H7N9 influenza case in a Taiwanese patient; this patient had detectable viruses in the airway for 2 weeks, during which time an oseltamivir resistance-associated R292K mutation rapidly emerged. Anti-H7N9 antibody was detected 21 days after onset of symptoms, when H7N9 viral load declined significantly.

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