title: Rapid increase in use of antiviral therapy for hospitalized children with influenza during the 2009 H1N1 epidemic.
abstract: We used the Pediatric Health Information System to examine annual trends in antiviral prescribing for hospitalized children with influenza before and during the 2009 H1N1 epidemic. During the 2009 H1N1 epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued recommendations advising antiviral therapy for all hospitalized patients with influenza infection. Before the 2009 H1N1 outbreak, antivirals were prescribed for only 28% of hospitalized children with influenza. This increased sharply to 84% during the 2009 H1N1 period, indicating a favorable response by physicians to clinical guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. adam.hersh@hsc.utah.edu
authors.forename: Adam L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hersh
authors.forename: Josh C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Herigon
authors.forename: Krow
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ampofo
authors.forename: Andrew T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Pavia
authors.forename: Jason G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Newland
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D058873:Pandemics
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents