Antibiotic treatment for influenza does not affect resolution of illness, secondary visits or lost workdays

被引：15

作者：

Carrat F. ^{[1
,3
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Schwarzinger M. ^{[1
]}

Housset B. ^{[2
]}

Valleron A.-J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, INSERM Unit 444, Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris

[2] Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Inter-Communal, Créteil

[3] INSERM Unit 444, Faculté de Médecine Saint-Antoine, 75571 Paris Cedex 12

来源：

European Journal of Epidemiology | 2004年 / 19卷 / 7期

关键词：

Antibiotics; Clinical outcome; Influenza; Prospective study;

D O I：

10.1023/B:EJEP.0000036807.40105.97

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摘要：

Antibiotics are common prescribed against influenza, although no trials of their efficacy have been published. We compared clinical and societal outcomes in 701 patients (56% flu-positive) according to use of antibiotics. The median duration of illness, rate of secondary visits, and lost workdays did not differ between antibiotic and non-antibiotic treated patients. Antibiotics are unnecessary expenses in the initial treatment of influenza, as they can give potential side-effects and contribute to spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. © 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

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页码：703 / 705

页数：2

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