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Seasonal Influenza in Adults and Children?Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - Chicago Journals
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009;48:000?000
? 2009 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.1058-4838/2009/4808-00XX$15.00
DOI: 10.1086/598513
IDSA GUIDELINES
Seasonal Influenza in Adults and Children?Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Scott A. Harper, 1 - John S. Bradley, 2, 3 - Janet A. Englund, 4 - Thomas M. File, 6 - Stefan Gravenstein, 7, 8 - Frederick G. Hayden, 9 - Allison J. McGeer, 1 4 - Kathleen M. Neuzil, 4, 5 - Andrew T. Pavia, 10 - Michael L. Tapper, 11 ,12 - Timothy M. Uyeki, 1 and Richard K. Zimmerman13
1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia;
2 Rady Children's Hospital and
3 University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego;
4 University of Washington School of Medicine and
5 PATH, Seattle, Washington;
6 Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio;
7 Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and
8 Quality Partners of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island;
9 University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia;
10 University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah;
11 Lenox Hill Hospital and
12 New York University School of Medicine, New York;
13 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and
14 University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Guidelines for the treatment of persons with influenza virus infection were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. The evidence‐based guidelines encompass diagnostic issues, treatment and chemoprophylaxis with antiviral medications, and issues related to institutional outbreak management for seasonal (interpandemic) influenza.
They are intended for use by physicians in all medical specialties with direct patient care, because influenza virus infection is common in communities during influenza season and may be encountered by practitioners caring for a wide variety of patients.
Received 18 February 2009; accepted 18 February 2009; electronically published 12 March 2009.
Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Scott A. Harper, 125 Worth St., Box 22‐A, New York, NY 10013 (svh9@cdc.gov).
* It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular patients or special clinical situations. The Infectious Diseases Society of America considers adherence to these guidelines to be voluntary, with the ultimate determination regarding their application to be made by the physician in the light of each patient?s individual circumstances. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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<cite cite="http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/598513">Chicago Journals - Clinical Infectious Diseases</cite>? 2009 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.1058-4838/2009/4808-00XX$15.00
DOI: 10.1086/598513
IDSA GUIDELINES
Seasonal Influenza in Adults and Children?Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Scott A. Harper, 1 - John S. Bradley, 2, 3 - Janet A. Englund, 4 - Thomas M. File, 6 - Stefan Gravenstein, 7, 8 - Frederick G. Hayden, 9 - Allison J. McGeer, 1 4 - Kathleen M. Neuzil, 4, 5 - Andrew T. Pavia, 10 - Michael L. Tapper, 11 ,12 - Timothy M. Uyeki, 1 and Richard K. Zimmerman13
1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia;
2 Rady Children's Hospital and
3 University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego;
4 University of Washington School of Medicine and
5 PATH, Seattle, Washington;
6 Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio;
7 Alpert Medical School, Brown University, and
8 Quality Partners of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island;
9 University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia;
10 University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah;
11 Lenox Hill Hospital and
12 New York University School of Medicine, New York;
13 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and
14 University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Guidelines for the treatment of persons with influenza virus infection were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. The evidence‐based guidelines encompass diagnostic issues, treatment and chemoprophylaxis with antiviral medications, and issues related to institutional outbreak management for seasonal (interpandemic) influenza.
They are intended for use by physicians in all medical specialties with direct patient care, because influenza virus infection is common in communities during influenza season and may be encountered by practitioners caring for a wide variety of patients.
Received 18 February 2009; accepted 18 February 2009; electronically published 12 March 2009.
Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Scott A. Harper, 125 Worth St., Box 22‐A, New York, NY 10013 (svh9@cdc.gov).
* It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular patients or special clinical situations. The Infectious Diseases Society of America considers adherence to these guidelines to be voluntary, with the ultimate determination regarding their application to be made by the physician in the light of each patient?s individual circumstances. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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