Increased Antiviral Treatment Among Hospitalized Children and Adults With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza, 2010–2015. (23rd December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Appiah, Grace D; Chaves, Sandra S; Kirley, Pam D; Miller, Lisa; Meek, James; Anderson, Evan; Oni, Oluwakemi; Ryan, Patricia; Eckel, Seth; Lynfield, Ruth; Bargsten, Marisa; Zansky, Shelley M; Bennett, Nancy; Lung, Krista; McDonald-Hamm, Christie; Thomas, Ann; Brady, Diane; Lindegren, Mary L; Schaffner, William; Hill, Mary; Garg, Shikha; Fry, Alicia M; Campbell, Angela P
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 64:Number 3(2017)
• Page Start: 364
• Page End: 367
• Publication Date: 2016-12-23
• Subjects: influenza -- antiviral -- oseltamivir; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw745
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: 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.