Influenza Antiviral Prescribing Practices and the Influence of Rapid Testing Among Primary Care Providers in the US, 2009-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early influenza antiviral treatment within 2 days of illness onset can reduce illness severity and duration. Reliance on low sensitivity rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) to guide antiviral prescribing has been reported. We describe antiviral prescribing practices among primary care providers from a large surveillance network in the United States.

Methods

From 2009-2016, a network of 36 to 68 outpatient clinics per year collected respiratory specimens and clinical data for patients with influenza-like illness (ILI). Specimens were tested for influenza using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We used multivariable logistic regression to assess factors influencing antiviral prescribing.

Results

Among 13 540 patients with ILI, 2766 (20%) were prescribed a

SUBMITTER: Fowlkes AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6557305 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature