The association between influenza treatment and hospitalization-associated outcomes among Korean children with laboratory-confirmed influenza

There are limited data evaluating the relationship between influenza treatment and hospitalization duration. Our purpose assessed the association between different treatments and hospital stay among Korean pediatric influenza patients. Total 770 children ≤ 15 yr-of-age hospitalized with community-acquired laboratory-confirmed influenza at three large urban tertiary care hospitals were identified through a retrospective medical chart review. Demographic, clinical, and cost data were extracted and a multivariable linear regression model was used to assess the associations between influenza treatment types and hospital stay. Overall, there were 81% of the patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza who received antibiotic monotherapy whereas only 4% of the patients received oseltamivir monotherapy. The mean treatment-related charges for hospitalizations treated with antibiotics, alone or with oseltamivir, were significantly higher than those treated with oseltamivir-only (P < 0.001). Influenza patients treated with antibiotics-only and antibiotics/oseltamivir combination therapy showed 44.9% and 28.2%, respectively, longer duration of hospitalization compared to those treated with oseltamivir-only. Patients treated with antibiotics, alone or combined with oseltamivir, were associated with longer hospitalization and significantly higher medical charges, compared to patients treated with oseltamivir alone. In Korea, there is a need for more judicious use of antibiotics, appropriate use of influenza rapid testing.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Journal of Korean medical science - 29(2014), 4 vom: 19. Apr., Seite 485-93

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lim, Jacqueline K [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Tae Hee [VerfasserIn]
Kilgore, Paul E [VerfasserIn]
Aiello, Allison E [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Byung Min [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Kwang Chul [VerfasserIn]
Yoo, Kee Hwan [VerfasserIn]
Song, Young-Hwan [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Yun-Kyung [VerfasserIn]

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20O93L6F9H
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antigens, Viral
Antiviral Agents
Child
Hospitalizations
Influenza, Human
Journal Article
Oseltamivir
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Therapeutics

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Date Completed 27.01.2015

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3346/jkms.2014.29.4.485

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM237568462