Prevalence of microbiologically-confirmed influenza in patients with influenza-like illness in primary care and clinical and epidemiological characteristics

CONCLUSIONS: Clinical findings are not particularly useful for confirming or excluding the diagnosis of influenza when intensity is not considered. However, the presence of moderate-to-severe cough, myalgias, tiredness and dizziness along with a poor health status is more common in patients with confirmed flu infection.PMID:34118801 | DOI:10.37201/req/032.2021

Source: Revista Espanola de Quimioterapia - June 13, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: A Moragas A Garcia-Sangen ís A Prats Escudero C Bayona Faro R Hern ández Ibáñez C Brotons T Vilella M Puig R Freixedas Casaponsa S Cobo Guerrero H Pera A W van der Velden C C Butler C Llor Source Type: research