Wenda Guan, Rong Qu, Lihan Shen, Kailin Mai, Weiqi Pan, Zhengshi Lin, Liping Chen, Ji Dong, Jiawei Zhang, Pei Feng, Yunceng Weng, Minfei Yu, Peikun Guan, Jinchao Zhou, Chuanmeizi Tu, Xiao Wu, Yang Wang, Chunguang Yang, Yun Ling, Sheng Le, Yangqing Zhan, Yimin Li, Xiaoqing Liu, Heyan Zou, Ziqi Huang, Hongxia Zhou, Qiubao Wu, Wenjie Zhang, Jiayang He, Teng Xu, Nanshan Zhong, Zifeng Yang
BACKGROUND: Recent outbreaks of avian influenza and ongoing virus reassortment have drawn focus on spill-over infections. The increase in human infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N6 virus and its high fatality rate posed a potential threat, necessitating the search for a more effective treatment. METHODS: Longitudinal clinical data and specimens were collected from five H5N6 patients after admission. All patients received antiviral treatment of either sequential monotherapy of oseltamivir and baloxavir or the two drugs in combination...
December 5, 2023: Med