Isolation of amantadine-resistant influenza A viruses (H3N2) from patientsfollowing administration of amantadine in Japan

Authors
Iwahashi, J Tsuji, K Ishibashi, T Kajiwara, J Imamura, Y Mori, R Hara, K Kashiwagi, T Ohtsu, Y Hamada, N Maeda, H Toyoda, R Toyoda, T
Citation
J. Iwahashi et al., Isolation of amantadine-resistant influenza A viruses (H3N2) from patientsfollowing administration of amantadine in Japan, J CLIN MICR, 39(4), 2001, pp. 1652-1653
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1652 - 1653
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200104)39:4<1652:IOAIAV>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
In Japan, the use of amantadine for treatment of influenza A virus infectio n was not accepted until November 1998, although it was widely used for tre atment of Parkinsonism. Since then, we have monitored the emergence of aman tadine-resistant viruses and isolated two viruses from patients on long-ter m treatment with amantadine.