Oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus in southern Brazil

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2013 May;108(3):392-394. doi: 10.1590/S0074-02762013000300021.

Abstract

The neuraminidase (NA) genes of A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza virus isolates from 306 infected patients were analysed. The circulation of oseltamivir-resistant viruses in Brazil has not been reported previously. Clinical samples were collected in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) from 2009-2011 and two NA inhibitor-resistant mutants were identified, one in 2009 (H275Y) and the other in 2011 (S247N). This study revealed a low prevalence of resistant viruses (0.8%) with no spread of the resistant mutants throughout RS.

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Brazil
  • Drug Resistance, Viral / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / drug effects*
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / enzymology
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / genetics
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Mutation*
  • Neuraminidase / genetics*
  • Oseltamivir / pharmacology*
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • RNA, Viral
  • Oseltamivir
  • Neuraminidase

Grants and funding

FAPERGS (09/0570-6)