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Editor, Senior Moderator
Am J Infect Control. 2018 Mar 1. pii: S0196-6553(18)30005-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.01.004. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Duration of influenza outbreaks in long-term care facilities after antiviral prophylaxis initiation: Fraser Health, British Columbia, 2014-2017.[/h] Murti M[SUP]1[/SUP], Fung CK[SUP]2[/SUP], Chan K[SUP]3[/SUP], Bigham M[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] To assess the duration of antiviral prophylaxis (AP), we conducted a retrospective outbreak review over 3 seasons, looking for acute respiratory illness (ARI) onset after 5 days of AP. Of 114 facility-level outbreaks with 352 unit-level outbreaks, we found only 1 case of laboratory-confirmed influenza after 5 days of AP. New cases of ARI after 5 days of AP should be investigated, and recommendations for AP duration could be shortened to 7-8 days or less.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Antiviral; Influenza; Long-term care facility; Outbreak; Prophylaxis
PMID: 29502884 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.01.004
[h=1]Duration of influenza outbreaks in long-term care facilities after antiviral prophylaxis initiation: Fraser Health, British Columbia, 2014-2017.[/h] Murti M[SUP]1[/SUP], Fung CK[SUP]2[/SUP], Chan K[SUP]3[/SUP], Bigham M[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] To assess the duration of antiviral prophylaxis (AP), we conducted a retrospective outbreak review over 3 seasons, looking for acute respiratory illness (ARI) onset after 5 days of AP. Of 114 facility-level outbreaks with 352 unit-level outbreaks, we found only 1 case of laboratory-confirmed influenza after 5 days of AP. New cases of ARI after 5 days of AP should be investigated, and recommendations for AP duration could be shortened to 7-8 days or less.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Antiviral; Influenza; Long-term care facility; Outbreak; Prophylaxis
PMID: 29502884 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.01.004