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Oseltamivir for Pediatric Inpatients with Influenza
A large study of children hospitalized with influenza clearly shows that oseltamivir given at or near the time of admission is effective in reducing the duration of hospitalization, reducing the requirement for intensive care, and reducing subsequent readmissions within the week after discharge.
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Text Messages Boosted Pediatric Flu Vaccination Rates
Personalized, interactive, educational reminders led parents to bring children for the second shot faster and at a higher rate.
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Pregnant, Influenza-Infected, and Hospitalized
Almost one-third of women age 15-44 years hospitalized with influenza were pregnant and almost 5% required intensive care.
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Pregnant, Influenza-Infected, and Hospitalized
Almost one-third of women ages 15-44 years hospitalized with influenza were pregnant and almost 5% required intensive care.
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Was the 1889-1891 Russian Flu Really Coronavirus?
The 1889-1891 Russian flu pandemic was noted to spread rapidly through Western Europe, Great Britain, and North America. Contemporary clinical reports described prominent gastrointestinal, rheumatologic, and neurologic abnormalities (including loss of taste and smell), and pathologic reports described prominent thrombosis. A molecular clock analysis suggests a beta coronavirus emerged in humans following cross-species transmission around this time.
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How an Influenza Vaccine Can Affect Cardiovascular Disease
A randomized, controlled trial of influenza vaccine vs. placebo in patients with acute myocardial infarction or at high risk for coronary artery disease inoculated during the index hospitalization showed a lower risk of the combined endpoint of death, myocardial infarction, or stent thrombosis at one year.
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Subclinical Influenza Infection in Healthcare Workers
Despite all precautions, influenza vaccination, handwashing campaigns, and messaging to staff not to come to work with respiratory symptoms, healthcare workers are an important source of nosocomial influenza and respiratory infection. Now, it is happening with COVID-19.
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Influenza-Like Illness in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The sudden appearance of COVID-19 has created an additional challenge to the evaluation of children with "flu-like" symptoms. This article compares and contrasts influenza and coronavirus and provides a critical update on a timely topic.
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The Race Is On for a Universal Flu Vaccine, as Another Virus Emerges in China
One expert described "the perfect influenza vaccine" as one that would protect against many different kinds of influenza A as well as but some influenza B strains.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic: What Comes Next? Lessons from Seasonal Coronaviruses
In temperate regions other than China, human seasonal coronaviruses circulate most heavily during the winter months, overlapping with influenza and respiratory syncytial virus. This may be the eventual pattern for SARS-CoV-2.