Influenza Testing and Antiviral Prescribing Practices Among Emergency Department Clinicians in 9 States During the 2006 to 2007 Influenza Season
Mueller M, Smith P, Baumbach J, Palumbo J, Meek J, Gershman K, Vandermeer M, Thomas A, Long C, Belflower R, Spina N, Martin K, Lynfield R, Openo K, Kirley P, Pasutti L, Barnes B, Schaffner W, Kamimoto L. Influenza Testing and Antiviral Prescribing Practices Among Emergency Department Clinicians in 9 States During the 2006 to 2007 Influenza Season. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2010, 55: 32-39. PMID: 20116012, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department cliniciansInfluenza testingAntiviral medicationsInfluenza seasonED cliniciansClinician testingTreatment decisionsEmerging Infections Program NetworkTreatment practicesInfections Program NetworkInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsType of hospitalFirst-line providersInfluenza medicationsAntiviral useTreatment guidelinesHospital EDPrescribing practicesHospital testingInfluenza diseaseActive surveillanceClinical guidelinesClinicians' perceptionsHospital typeMedications