RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Influenza in long-term care facilities: Preventable, detectable, treatable
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 513
OP 521
DO 10.3949/ccjm.76a.09022
VO 76
IS 9
A1 Mossad, Sherif B.
YR 2009
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/9/513.abstract
AB Influenza in long-term care facilities is an ever more challenging problem. Vaccination of residents and health care workers is the most important preventive measure. Although vaccine efficacy has been questioned, the preponderance of data favors vaccination. Antiviral resistance complicates postexposure chemoprophylaxis and treatment. Factors that limit the choice of antiviral agents in this patient population include limited vaccine supplies and impaired dexterity and confusion in long-term care residents.