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

Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Feb 1;64(3):364-367. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw745. Epub 2016 Nov 10.

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.

Keywords: antiviral; influenza; oseltamivir..

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype*
  • Influenza, Human / drug therapy*
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
  • Length of Stay
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oseltamivir / therapeutic use*
  • Pandemics
  • Prospective Studies
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Seasons
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Oseltamivir