Effectiveness of Oseltamivir Treatment Against Influenza Type A and Type B Infection in Children

Effectiveness of Oseltamivir Treatment Against Influenza Type A and Type B Infection in Children

We investigated the effectiveness of oseltamivir treatment against influenza virus infection in children. We treated 131 patients (mean age, 5.8±3.6 years) with oseltamivir (4mg/kg/day for 5 days) during the 200-2002 epidemic. All of the patients had been diagnosed with influenza using a rapid diagn...

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Veröffentlicht in:Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2002/11/20, Vol.76(11), pp.946-952
Hauptverfasser: MITAMURA, Keiko, SUGAYA, Norio, NIRASAWA, Mari, SHINJOH, Masayoshi, TAKEUCHI, Yoshinao
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Sprache:jpn
Schlagworte:
Acetamides - therapeutic use
Alphainfluenzavirus
Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use
Betainfluenzavirus
Child
Child, Preschool
Disease Outbreaks
Humans
influenza
Influenza, Human - drug therapy
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
neuraminidase inhibitor
Oseltamivir
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Zusammenfassung:We investigated the effectiveness of oseltamivir treatment against influenza virus infection in children. We treated 131 patients (mean age, 5.8±3.6 years) with oseltamivir (4mg/kg/day for 5 days) during the 200-2002 epidemic. All of the patients had been diagnosed with influenza using a rapid diagnosis kit. When treatment was initiated within 48 hours of the onset of fever, 44%of the patients became afebrile (
ISSN:0387-5911
1884-569X
DOI:10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.76.946