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Am J Infect Control. 2018 Mar 1. pii: S0196-6553(18)30005-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.01.004. [Epub ahead of print]
Duration of influenza outbreaks in long-term care facilities after antiviral prophylaxis initiation: Fraser Health, British Columbia, 2014-2017.
Murti M1, Fung CK2, Chan K3, Bigham M2.
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Abstract
To assess the duration of antiviral prophylaxis (AP), we conducted a retrospective outbreak review over 3 seasons, looking for acute respiratory illness (ARI) onset after 5 days of AP. Of 114 facility-level outbreaks with 352 unit-level outbreaks, we found only 1 case of laboratory-confirmed influenza after 5 days of AP. New cases of ARI after 5 days of AP should be investigated, and recommendations for AP duration could be shortened to 7-8 days or less.
KEYWORDS:
Antiviral; Influenza; Long-term care facility; Outbreak; Prophylaxis
PMID: 29502884 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.01.004
Duration of influenza outbreaks in long-term care facilities after antiviral prophylaxis initiation: Fraser Health, British Columbia, 2014-2017.
Murti M1, Fung CK2, Chan K3, Bigham M2.
Author information
Abstract
To assess the duration of antiviral prophylaxis (AP), we conducted a retrospective outbreak review over 3 seasons, looking for acute respiratory illness (ARI) onset after 5 days of AP. Of 114 facility-level outbreaks with 352 unit-level outbreaks, we found only 1 case of laboratory-confirmed influenza after 5 days of AP. New cases of ARI after 5 days of AP should be investigated, and recommendations for AP duration could be shortened to 7-8 days or less.
KEYWORDS:
Antiviral; Influenza; Long-term care facility; Outbreak; Prophylaxis
PMID: 29502884 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.01.004