title: [Experience with the use of amantadine for the control of an influenza outbreak at an Elderly Home].
abstract: A study of an outbreak of acute respiratory disease was done at the "Carlos Font Pupo" Old People's Home. Las Tunas Province, where 30 diseased old individuals were detected; grippe was diagnosed to two of them. General attack rate was 8.6%. Curative treatment with amantadine was administered to 29 old patients and chemoprophylaxis to 26, for a total of 55 old individuals treated. The evolution of the patients was satisfactory and none new case was observed. Diarrhea was the only one secondary reaction observed in a patient under chemoprophylactic treatment. The need to carry on performing similar studies is pointed out.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kouri, IPK.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Pérez Rodríguez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: González Ochoa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Expósito Rivas
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Leyva
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000547:Amantadine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003462:Cuba; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000547:Amantadine
vernacular_title: Experiencias del uso de la amantadina en el control de un brote de gripe en un Hogar de Ancianos.