Fast, Broad Oseltamivir Use in Nursing Home Flu Outbreaks May Cut Hospitalizations
Highlights
Influenza outbreaks in nursing homes are high-risk events because residents are older, frailer, and more likely to decompensate from otherwise routine respiratory infections. In this large real-world analysis, initiating oseltamivir chemoprophylaxis for at least 70% of eligible residents within 2 days of outbreak detection was associated with fewer hospitalizations, although no clear mortality benefit was observed.
