About the Authors

Ana M. Balanzat

balanzat@fibertel.com.ar

Affiliation National Ministry of Health of Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Christian Hertlein

Affiliation National Ministry of Health of Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Carlos Apezteguia

Affiliation Sociedad Argentina de Terapia Intensiva, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pablo Bonvehi

Affiliation Sociedad Argentina de Infectología, Capital Federal, Argentina

Luis Cámera

Affiliation Sociedad Argentina de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Angela Gentile

Affiliation Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Oscar Rizzo

Affiliation Asociación Argentina de Medicina Respiratoria, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Manuel Gómez-Carrillo

Affiliation Asociación Argentina de Microbiología, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fatima Coronado

Affiliation Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner

Affiliation Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Pollyanna R. Chávez

Affiliation Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Marc-Alain Widdowson

Affiliation Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: FC EAB PRC MAW. Wrote the paper: AMB CH CA PB AG OR MGC. Interpreted findings in the context of the international literature and assisted in manuscript development: FC EAB PRC MAW. Collected case-patient information and interpreted findings in the context of Argentina's medical system: AMB CH CA PB LC AG OR MGC.