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PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE
Volume 32, Issue 12, Pages 875-882Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000974
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influenza; influenza-like illness; acute respiratory illness; immunization
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During influenza season, acute respiratory illness due to influenza is difficult to distinguish from other influenza-like illnesses, but testing should be reserved for situations when timely results will influence management or infection control measures. Immunization status and timing of disease onset notwithstanding, a neuraminidase inhibitor should be offered immediately for certain high-risk children; neuraminidase inhibitor treatment should be considered if shorter illness is warranted or an at-risk sibling may be protected. Antipyretics and cough control may be useful. Immunization with an age-appropriate dose of an inactivated influenza vaccine is the cornerstone of prevention for health care personnel and our patients.
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