Abstract
Standard course oseltamivir 75mg two times daily for five days was associated with an 82% reduction of odds of in-patient death (OR 0.18 (0.07,0.51)) compared to no oseltamivir treatment (OR 1.0 Reference) in a final multivariable logistic regression model of a retrospective cohort of PCR confirmed influenza B and influenza A (H3N2) infected patients admitted to a large UK teaching hospital in influenza seasons 2016-17 and 2017-18. No difference of protective odds for standard course oseltamivir was observed between influenza B and influenza A (H3N2) nor between influenza seasons. These observations strongly support clinical guidelines for molecular testing for respiratory viruses on admission to hospital and prompt treatment of confirmed seasonal influenza B and A with oseltamivir 75mg twice daily for five days.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 256-308 |
Number of pages | 53 |
Journal | Journal of Infection |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 The British Infection Association
Keywords
- Historic Cohort study
- Influenza A (H3N2) in-patient mortality
- Influenza B
- Logistic regression
- Multiplex PCR
- Multivariable logistic regression
- PCR