Italian evidence-based guidelines for the management of influenza-like syndrome in adults and children.
Specific clinical practice recommendations for the management of influenza like-illness were developed by a national multidisciplinary panel (Guideline Development Group, GDG), and included in the update of the evidence-based clinical practice guideline: "Management of influenza-like syndrome" issued by the Italian National Guidelines System (SNLG May 2008). The methodological process included: creation of a GDG, definition of key questions, search strategies, critical appraisal of the selected studies, development and grading of recommendations. Eight clinical questions were defined regarding: rapid tests for influenza, treatment, and hospitalization criteria. Eighty studies underwent critical appraisal. The GDG develops recommendations for each key question.
Morciano
Cristina
C
Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia Sorveglianza e Promozione della Salute, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. cristina.morciano@iss.it
Vitale
Arianna
A
De Masi
Salvatore
S
Sagliocca
Luciano
L
Sampaolo
Letizia
L
Lacorte
Eleonora
E
Mele
Alfonso
A
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D007558:Italy