Treatment options for 2009 H1N1 influenza: Evaluation of the published evidence

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 421-430

  Falagas, Matthew E ^a,b,c   Vouloumanou, Evridiki K ^a   Baskouta, Evagelia ^a   Rafailidis, Petros I ^a,b   Polyzos, Kostantinos ^a   Rello, Jordi ^d  

^a ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^b HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mortality; Neuraminidase inhibitors; Oseltamivir; Pandemic influenza; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ADRENALIN; AMANTADINE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DROTRECOGIN; ETIRACETAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; LORAZEPAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OSELTAMIVIR; PARACETAMOL; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIMANTADINE; STEROID; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN; ZANAMIVIR;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEHYDRATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MONOTHERAPY; MORTALITY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSELTAMIVIR; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949653839     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.01.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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