AMANTADINE-RESISTANT INFLUENZA-A IN A NURSING FACILITY

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DEGELAU, J [1 ]
SOMANI, SK [1 ]
COOPER, SL [1 ]
GUAY, DRP [1 ]
CROSSLEY, KB [1 ]
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[1] ST PAUL RAMSEY MED CTR,CLIN PHARM SECT,ST PAUL,MN 55101
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10.1001/archinte.152.2.390
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Rapid index case treatment and amantadine prophylaxis were implemented in two nursing homes exposed to influenza A. Facility A had no isolation of cases, and 18 of 22 cases occurred after amantadine hydrochloride therapy was initiated. Three patients exhibited amantadine-resistant virus. Facility B had day 1 isolation of the index case. A facility-wide outbreak did not occur. The experience of these facilities suggests that concurrent amantadine treatment and prophylaxis without adequate case isolation may promote further influenza A infection in a nursing facility.
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