[The practice guideline 'Influenza and influenza vaccination' (first revision) from the Dutch College of General Practitioners; a response from the perspective of virology].
The main value of the new guideline on influenza and influenza vaccination developed by the Dutch College of General Practitioners is that it provides an update of the old version from 1993. Developments in the fields of vaccination and treatment are adequately described and clearly explained in more detail in numerous notes to the main text. Notable updates include the fact that vaccination will be recommended for people aged more than 60 years rather than 65 years in the coming season, and the introduction ofneuraminidase inhibitors. The complex virological aspects of influenza are well covered.
de Jong
J C
JC
Erasmus MC-Centrum, afd. Virologie, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam. jong7662@planet.nl
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014773:Virology / Q000592:standards*
D007252:Influenza Vaccines
De standaard 'Influenza en influenzavaccinatie' (eerste herziening) van het Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap; reactie vanuit de virologie.