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influenza A virus

Putative receptor: glycophorin A Laboratory: - influenza virus A Ag in tissue - influenza virus A serology - influenza virus A subtype - influenza virus A RNA - influenza virus A gene - influenza virus A culture - influenza virus A neuraminidase inhibitor resistance Notes: - resistance to oseltamivir & zanamivir are emerging [2] (see influenza)

Related

glycophorin-A; PAS-2; sialoglycoprotein alpha; MN sialoglycoprotein; CD235a (GYPA, GPA) influenza influenza A virus cDNA influenza A virus RNA

Specific

avian influenza A; H5N1 influenza; H5 influenza influenza A H10N8 virus influenza A H1N1 virus (swine flu virus, Spanish flu virus) influenza A H3N2 virus influenza A H5N1 virus influenza A H5N2 virus influenza A H5N8 virus influenza A H6N1 virus influenza A H7N0 virus

General

Orthomyxoviridae (influenza virus)

Properties

KINGDOM: virus GENOME-TYPE: RNA SINGLE-STRANDED NEGATIVE-STRAND GENOME-SIZE: 14 kB ENVELOPE: PRESENT CAPSID-SYMMETRY: HELICAL

References

  1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 769
  2. Kiso M, Mitamura K, Sakai-Tagawa Y, Shiraishi K, Kawakami C, Kimura K, Hayden FG, Sugaya N, Kawaoka Y. Resistant influenza A viruses in children treated with oseltamivir: descriptive study. Lancet. 2004 Aug 28;364(9436):759-65. PMID: 15337401 - Moscona A. Oseltamivir-resistant influenza? Lancet. 2004 Aug 28;364(9436):733-4. No abstract available. PMID: 15337382
  3. ARUP Consult: Influenza Virus The Physician's Guide to Laboratory Test Selection & Interpretation https://www.arupconsult.com/content/influenza-virus