| Literature DB >> 25646354 |
Doug H Cheung1, Tim K Tsang2, Vicky J Fang2, Jiajing Xu2, Kwok-Hung Chan3, Dennis K M Ip2, Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris4, Gabriel M Leung2, Benjamin J Cowling2.
Abstract
In an observational study of 582 patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infections and their household contacts, we found that the initiation of oseltamivir within 24 hours was associated with shorter duration of self-reported illness symptoms (56% reduction in duration; 95% confidence interval, 41%-67%). However, we did not find any association of oseltamivir treatment with duration of viral shedding by polymerase chain reaction or with the risk of household transmission.Entities:
Keywords: acute respiratory illness; influenza; oseltamivir
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25646354 PMCID: PMC4866553 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv058
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226