RT Book, Section
A1 Irwin, Whitney W.
A1 Allen, Coburn H.
A1 Wilkinson, Matthew H.
A2 Tenenbein, Milton
A2 Macias, Charles G.
A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q.
A2 Yamamoto, Loren G.
A2 Schafermeyer, Robert
SR Print(0)
ID 1155427005
T1 Influenza
T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259860751
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155427005
RD 2024/04/23
AB Influenza,  a  viral  illness  with  peak  infectivity  between  December  and  February,  causes  fever,  cough,  rhinitis,  myalgias,  and  abdominal  complaints  frequently  in  the  pediatric  population.Influenza  vaccination  can  reduce  the  risk  of  mortality  in  high  risk  patients  by  50%  and  by  65%  in  healthy  children.Rapid  influenza  diagnostic  test  (RIDT)  positive  predictive  values  are  dependent  on  influenza  prevalence.  Positive  results  outside  of  peak  season  should  be  interpreted  cautiously  by  the  physician.There  is  a  lack  of  evidence  supporting  the  routine  treatment  with  antiviral  medications  for  low-risk  healthy  children  with  influenza  infection.