Fast, Broad Oseltamivir Use in Nursing Home Flu Outbreaks May Cut Hospitalizations
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.
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