title: Prospective evaluation of 2009 H1N1 influenza A in patients admitted with fever to an oncology unit.
abstract: We prospectively evaluated all oncology inpatients for 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. All patients recovered completely. Evaluating all oncology patients with fever for influenza involved overtreatment of influenza-negative patients and involved a significant infection control burden. However, early antiviral intervention could have contributed to a favorable outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA. karen_seiter@nymc.edu
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seiter
authors.forename: Dhaval
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sandoval
authors.forename: Delong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Nadelman
authors.forename: Banafsheh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sinaki
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuffari
authors.forename: Qiuhu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abid
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montecalvo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital; D053139:Oseltamivir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D053139:Oseltamivir