Search results for "Influenza"
Rapid antiviral treatment lowers mortality in hospitalized flu patients with pneumonia
The proportion of patients with influenza who were admitted to the ICU, received mechanical ventilation, or died increased with every additional day from admission until starting antiviral treatment, according to an analysis of CDC data from 2012 to 2019.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/04/rapid-antiviral-treatment-lowers-mortality-in-hospitalized-flu-patients-with-pneumonia.htm
4 Sep 2024
Less than a quarter of patients hospitalized with CAP tested for influenza
Data gathered from 179 U.S. hospitals in 2010-2015 also indicated that hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who did get tested for flu and were positive were more likely to receive antiviral treatment and shorter courses of antibiotics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/16/less-than-a-quarter-of-patients-hospitalized-with-cap-tested-for-influenza.htm
16 Feb 2022
Nearly 12% of inpatients with influenza had acute cardiovascular events, CDC study finds
Adult patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza who experienced acute cardiovascular events had a median length of stay of five days, with 31% admitted to the ICU, 14% requiring mechanical ventilation, and 7% dying in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/26/4.htm
26 Aug 2020
In-ward transmission of influenza frequent, according to a single-center study
Researchers at a hospital in Sweden found influenza clusters distributed between December and May in 20 different wards, 70% of which were internal medicine or cardiology wards.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/12/1.htm
12 Feb 2020
Hospitalizations for heart failure, but not MI, more common during influenza season
During influenza seasons from 2010 to 2014, a 5% monthly increase in influenza activity was associated with a 24% increase in heart failure hospitalizations within the same month.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/03/2.htm
3 Apr 2019
Shortage of oral oseltamivir reported
The FDA warned clinicians about a temporary shortage of the oral suspension form of oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu) last week.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/15/4.htm
15 Jan 2014
CDC issues antiviral recommendations for H7N9 influenza
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week issued recommendations on antiviral treatment for avian influenza A(H7N9).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/01/6.htm
1 May 2013
Quadruple dose of influenza vaccine may offer HIV patients better protection
HIV-infected patients who received a quadruple dose of seasonal influenza vaccine had a higher antibody response and greater seroconversion rate than did those who received a standard dose, with similar rates of adverse events, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/09/6.htm
9 Jan 2013
Rapid flu tests accurate at making diagnosis, but not ruling it out
Rapid influenza diagnostic tests were more accurate at diagnosing the flu than ruling it out in a new study, indicating that patients with a negative result would need additional testing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/29/5.htm
29 Feb 2012
CDC issues guidance on rapid influenza tests
Rapid influenza tests can be useful in diagnosis and treatment, but they often yield false-negative results, the CDC recently cautioned.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/12/5.htm
12 Jan 2011