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- Title
Oseltamivir and risk of lower respiratory tract complications in patients with flu symptoms: a meta-analysis of eleven randomized clinical trials.
- Authors
Hernán, Miguel A; Lipsitch, Marc
- Abstract
An independent reanalysis of 11 randomized clinical trials shows that oseltamivir treatment reduces the risk of lower respiratory tract complications requiring antibiotic treatment by 28% overall (95% confidence interval [CI], 11%-42%) and by 37% among patients with confirmed influenza infections (95% CI, 18%-52%).
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2011, Vol 53, Issue 3, p277
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/cir400