Vietnam: 2 of Tamiflu resistance and result in negative

12/7/2009

Test results of surgery of both the gene of resistance to Tamiflu medicine have been born about the central epidemiological affirmed without drug resistance gene. Two of the disease was in hospital.
> Two of drug resistance in H1N1 Tamiflu

Previous 8 / 7, The Library of Infectious Diseases and Tropical national Nguyen Van Kinh 2 notification of disease is over 7 days treatment with Tamiflu, but test results remain positive. Both have the fever, clinically stable after 3 days of treatment start.

Many experts are concerned about the likelihood of Tamiflu resistance gene. Therefore, samples of 2 products disease patients were sent to students about epidemiology central test more. Results showed that gene does not appear in two drug-resistant cases.

Some cases of resistance to Tamiflu medicine in the world, according to Dr. Ly Ngoc Kinh, Director Department of Management Department of treatment, this is normal. Because Tamiflu as well as any other medications, such as types of antibiotics are the rate of resistance. This does not mean loss of Tamiflu treatment effects flu H1N1 that it still effective for the majority patients.

Vietnam although no cases of resistance to any drug but the health sector has more reserve drugs Relenza, a drug has effects on H1N1 influenza treatment Tamiflu instead occur if resistance to drug status.

However, Dr. Glass also recommend people should not abuse the drug resistant virus, and risk of drug resistance on a large scale, the treatment more difficult. Tamiflu is the drug treatment of influenza H1N1 and effective dissemination of the world, as well as in Vietnam. Ralenza is also a drug-resistant viruses appear after drug Tamiflu.

"Moreover, if the habit of accidentally drug abuse, use not only to the right even with the new drugs will also be at risk of drug resistance," Dr. Glass said.

Also in the week, Department of Management of treatment (Ministry of Health) will hold a conference drawing on the experience of HPAI H1N1 to experience withdrawal after more than a month apply minded control of HPAI in Taminflu. The Department will simultaneously opinion of experts of the two cases.

Up to the 10 / 7, the country had 285 cases positive for influenza, no deaths, in which 221 people were in hospital.