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Editor, Senior Moderator
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 May 29. [Epub ahead of print]
Oseltamivir Treatment for Influenza in Hospitalized Children without Underlying Diseases.
Bueno M, Calvo C, M?ndez-Echevarr?a A, de Jos? MI, Santos M, Carrasco J, Tovizi M, Guill?n S, de Blas A, Llorente M, Tarrago A, Escosa L, Cilleruelo MJ, Tomatis C, Blazquez D, Otheo E, Mazagatos D, Garc?a-Garc?a ML.
Source
1 Fundaci?n Hospital Alcorc?n. 2 Severo Ochoa Hospital. 3 Hospital Infantil La Paz. 4 Hospital Gregorio Mara??n. 5 Hospital Puerta de Hierro. 6 Hospital 12 de Octubre. 7 Hospital de Getafe. 8 Hospital Ram?n y Cajal. 9 Hospital del Sureste 10 Hospital Infanta Sof?a, Madrid. Spain.
Abstract
AIM:: To determine whether the treatment with oseltamivir improves the outcome of children with confirmed influenza infection and no other underlying disease. METHODS:: Multi-centric, retrospective study, performed in 10 hospitals of Madrid between September 2010 and June 2012. All children admitted to the hospitals with confirmed influenza infections were eligible. Children with risk factors for serious disease and nosocomial influenza infections were excluded. Asthma was not considered an exclusion factor. The study compared patients treated and non-treated with oseltamivir. Fever duration, oxygen support, antibiotics administration, length of hospital stay, intensive care admission and bacterial complications were analyzed. To compare variables Chi-square test, Fisher?s exact test, ANOVA or Mann Whitney U were used. RESULTS:: 287 children were included and 93 of them were treated with oseltamivir (32%). There were no significant differences between treated and untreated patients in days of fever after admission (1.7 ? 2; 2.1 ? 2.9, p>0.05), length of stay (5.2 ? 3.6; 5.5 ? 3.4, p>0.05), days of hypoxia (1.6 ? 2.3; 2.1 ? 2.9, p>0.05), diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia (10%;17%, p>0.05), intensive care admission (6.5%;1.5%, p>0.05) or antibiotic prescription (44%; 51%, p>0.05). There were no differences when the population was stratified by age (below or over one year) or by the presence or absence of asthma CONCLUSIONS:: There were no proven benefits of treatment with oseltamivir in hospitalized pediatric patients without underlying diseases or risk factors for developing a serious illness, including those with asthma.
PMID:
23722530
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23722530
Oseltamivir Treatment for Influenza in Hospitalized Children without Underlying Diseases.
Bueno M, Calvo C, M?ndez-Echevarr?a A, de Jos? MI, Santos M, Carrasco J, Tovizi M, Guill?n S, de Blas A, Llorente M, Tarrago A, Escosa L, Cilleruelo MJ, Tomatis C, Blazquez D, Otheo E, Mazagatos D, Garc?a-Garc?a ML.
Source
1 Fundaci?n Hospital Alcorc?n. 2 Severo Ochoa Hospital. 3 Hospital Infantil La Paz. 4 Hospital Gregorio Mara??n. 5 Hospital Puerta de Hierro. 6 Hospital 12 de Octubre. 7 Hospital de Getafe. 8 Hospital Ram?n y Cajal. 9 Hospital del Sureste 10 Hospital Infanta Sof?a, Madrid. Spain.
Abstract
AIM:: To determine whether the treatment with oseltamivir improves the outcome of children with confirmed influenza infection and no other underlying disease. METHODS:: Multi-centric, retrospective study, performed in 10 hospitals of Madrid between September 2010 and June 2012. All children admitted to the hospitals with confirmed influenza infections were eligible. Children with risk factors for serious disease and nosocomial influenza infections were excluded. Asthma was not considered an exclusion factor. The study compared patients treated and non-treated with oseltamivir. Fever duration, oxygen support, antibiotics administration, length of hospital stay, intensive care admission and bacterial complications were analyzed. To compare variables Chi-square test, Fisher?s exact test, ANOVA or Mann Whitney U were used. RESULTS:: 287 children were included and 93 of them were treated with oseltamivir (32%). There were no significant differences between treated and untreated patients in days of fever after admission (1.7 ? 2; 2.1 ? 2.9, p>0.05), length of stay (5.2 ? 3.6; 5.5 ? 3.4, p>0.05), days of hypoxia (1.6 ? 2.3; 2.1 ? 2.9, p>0.05), diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia (10%;17%, p>0.05), intensive care admission (6.5%;1.5%, p>0.05) or antibiotic prescription (44%; 51%, p>0.05). There were no differences when the population was stratified by age (below or over one year) or by the presence or absence of asthma CONCLUSIONS:: There were no proven benefits of treatment with oseltamivir in hospitalized pediatric patients without underlying diseases or risk factors for developing a serious illness, including those with asthma.
PMID:
23722530
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23722530