Predictors of fatality in influenza A virus subtype infections among inpatients in the 2015 –2016 season

Influenza is an acute viral infection with a clinical range from self-limiting respiratory symptoms characterized by fever, cough, and headache in healthy individuals to complications such as bronchitis, acute otitis media, secondary bacterial pneumonia, and death, particularly among adults over 65 years old and patients with chronic diseases (Reed et al., 2015). It is usually diagnosed clinically on the basis of characteristic symptoms and seasonal epidemiology (Treanor, 2015). Early antiviral treatment (oseltamivir or zanamivir) is recommended for patients at risk of complications (Louie et al., 2012).
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research