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  • Effectiveness of four types of neuraminidase inhibitors approved in Japan for the treatment of influenza


    PLoS One. 2019 Nov 7;14(11):e0224683. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224683. eCollection 2019. Effectiveness of four types of neuraminidase inhibitors approved in Japan for the treatment of influenza.

    Mawatari M1, Saito R1, Hibino A1, Kondo H1, Yagami R1, Odagiri T1,2, Tanabe I1, Shobugawa Y1; Japanese Influenza Collaborative Study Group.
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    1 Division of International Health (Public Health), Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan. 2 Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan.

    Abstract

    BACKGROUND:

    Neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) effectively treat influenza. The clinical effectiveness of four NAIs (oseltamivir, zanamivir, laninamivir, and peramivir) was evaluated against influenza A/H1N1pdm09, A/H3N2, and B viruses. Additionally, fever duration in patients infected with oseltamivir-resistant influenza A/H1N1pdm09 with the H275Y mutation was evaluated.
    METHODS:

    Patients aged <20 years who visited outpatient clinics in Japan with influenza-like illnesses were enrolled during 4 influenza seasons from 2012/2013 to 2015/2016. After obtaining informed consent, patients who tested positive for influenza with rapid tests received one of the four NAIs. Patients recorded their body temperature daily for 8 days from the first visit. The influenza strain was identified using real-time polymerase chain reaction. Univariate and multivariable analyses were used to evaluate factors influencing fever duration. In children aged ≤5 years treated with oseltamivir, fever duration in oseltamivir-resistant A/H1N1pdm09-infected patients was compared to that in oseltamivir-sensitive A/H1N1pdm09-infected patients.
    RESULTS:

    Of the 1,368 patients analyzed, 297 (21.7%), 683 (49.9%), and 388 (28.4%) were infected with influenza A/H1N1pdm09, A/H3N2, and B, respectively. In multivariable analysis factors associated with significantly prolonged fever duration included: treatment with laninamivir (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.78, p = 0.006, compared to oseltamivir), influenza B (HR: 0.58, p<0.001, compared to influenza A/H1N1pdm09), and a higher body temperature at the clinic visit (HR: 0.87 per degree Celsius, p<0.001). Increasing age was associated with a significantly shorter duration of fever (HR: 1.31 for 6-9 years old, p<0.001; and HR: 1.65 for 10-19 years old, p<0.001, respectively, compared to 0-5 years old). Following treatment with oseltamivir, fever duration was significantly longer for oseltamivir-resistant A/H1N1pdm09-infected patients (n = 5) than for oseltamivir-sensitive A/H1N1pdm09 infected patients (n = 111) (mean, 89 versus 40 hours, p<0.001).
    CONCLUSIONS:

    Our results revealed characteristic information on the effectiveness of the four NAIs and also on oseltamivir-resistant viruses that may affect patients' clinical care.


    PMID: 31697721 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224683
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