Increased Antiviral Treatment Among Hospitalized Children and Adults With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza, 2010–2015

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Authors

Grace D. Appiah · Epidemic Intelligence Service

Sandra S. Chaves · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Pam Daily Kirley · Ibis Reproductive Health

Lisa A. Miller · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

James Meek

Evan J. Anderson · Emory University

Oluwakemi Oni · Iowa Department of Public Health

Abstract

(See the Editorial Commentary by Martin on pages 368-9.)Using population-based surveillance data, we analyzed antiviral treatment among hospitalized patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza. Treatment increased after the influenza A(H1N1) 2009 pandemic from 72% in 2010-2011 to 89% in 2014-2015 (P < .001). Overall, treatment was higher in adults (86%) than in children (72%); only 56% of cases received antivirals on the day of admission.

Topics & Keywords

Influenza Virus Research Studies Respiratory viral infections research COVID-19 epidemiological studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 64, Issue 3, pp. 364-367

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw745

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