Impact of Prompt Influenza Antiviral Treatment on Extended Care Needs After Influenza Hospitalization Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Chaves S, Pérez A, Miller L, Bennett N, Bandyopadhyay A, Farley M, Fowler B, Hancock E, Kirley P, Lynfield R, Ryan P, Morin C, Schaffner W, Sharangpani R, Lindegren M, Tengelsen L, Thomas A, Hill M, Bradley K, Oni O, Meek J, Zansky S, Widdowson M, Finelli L. Impact of Prompt Influenza Antiviral Treatment on Extended Care Needs After Influenza Hospitalization Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015, 61: 1807-1814. PMID: 26334053, DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllness onsetCommunity-dwelling adultsAntiviral treatmentExtended careCare needsEarly treatmentInfluenza hospitalizationsHospital dischargeIntensive care unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalizationsOlder adultsCommunity-dwelling older adultsInfluenza antiviral treatmentPrompt antiviral treatmentCare unit admissionImpact of influenzaLength of stayRisk survival analysisUnit admissionHospital lengthInfluenza seasonShortens hospitalizationNeurologic disordersRehabilitation facilityAntiviral agents