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Antiviral Therapy Cuts Deaths From Severe Influenza
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Title Antiviral Therapy Cuts Deaths From Severe Influenza
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/567926?src=rss
Description In older adults with severe influenza virus infection, treatment with antiviral drugs significantly reduces mortality, even when given 3 to 4 days after symptoms appear, researchers from Canada report in the December 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Infectious Diseases
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Date Dec 27, 2007
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