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Deshpande A, Klompas M, Yu PC A, Klompas M, Yu PC
Influenza testing and treatment among patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.
This study looked at testing rates for influenza in hospitalized patients admitted for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and whether it is associated with antiviral treatment and shorter antibiotic courses. The study included patients admitted in 179 US hospitals with pneumonia from 2010 to 2015. The authors assessed influenza testing and compared antimicrobial utilization and the outcomes of test-positive, test-negative, and untested patients. Among 166,268 patients with CAP, 23.3% were tested for influenza, of whom 11.5% tested positive. Testing increased from 15.4% to 35.5% from 2010 to 2015 and was more than triple the rate during flu season (October-May) vs June to September. Patients who tested positive for influenza received antiviral agents more often and antibiotics less often and for shorter courses than patients testing negative. Patients who received early antiviral treatment with oseltamivir experienced lower 14-day in-hospital mortality, lower costs, and shorter length of stay vs patients receiving oseltamivir later or not at all.
AHRQ-funded; HS024277.
Citation: Deshpande A, Klompas M, Yu PC A, Klompas M, Yu PC . Influenza testing and treatment among patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. Chest 2022 Sep;162(3):543-55. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.01.053..
Keywords: Influenza, Pneumonia, Community-Acquired Infections, Outcomes, Medication, Inpatient Care

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