title: Italian evidence-based guidelines for the management of influenza-like syndrome in adults and children.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia Sorveglianza e Promozione della Salute, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. cristina.morciano@iss.it
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morciano
authors.forename: Arianna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Masi
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sagliocca
authors.forename: Letizia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sampaolo
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lacorte
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mele
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D007558:Italy