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Susceptibility of influenza viruses circulating in Western Saudi Arabia to neuraminidase inhibitors

Ahmed M. Tolah, Esam I. Azhar and Anwar M. Hashem
Saudi Medical Journal April 2016, 37 (4) 461-465; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.4.14837
Ahmed M. Tolah
From the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Tolah, Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Tolah, Azhar, Hashem), King Fahd Medical Research Center, and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Hashem), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Esam I. Azhar
From the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Tolah, Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Tolah, Azhar, Hashem), King Fahd Medical Research Center, and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Hashem), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Anwar M. Hashem
From the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Tolah, Azhar), Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, the Special Infectious Agents Unit (Tolah, Azhar, Hashem), King Fahd Medical Research Center, and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Hashem), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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