Comparing Clinical Characteristics Between Hospitalized Adults With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza A and B Virus Infection.
Su, Su 1,2; Chaves, Sandra S. 1; Perez, Alejandro 1; D'Mello, Tiffany 1,2; Kirley, Pam D. 3; Yousey-Hindes, Kimberly 4; Farley, Monica M. 5; Harris, Meghan 6; Sharangpani, Ruta 7; Lynfield, Ruth 8; Morin, Craig 8; Hancock, Emily B. 9; Zansky, Shelley 10; Hollick, Gary E. 11; Fowler, Brian 12; McDonald-Hamm, Christie 13; Thomas, Ann 14; Horan, Vickie 15; Lindegren, Mary Lou 16; Schaffner, William 16; Price, Andrea 17; Bandyopadhyay, Ananda 18; Fry, Alicia M. 1
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Clinical Infectious Diseases.
59(2):252-255, July 15, 2014.
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We challenge the notion that influenza B is milder than influenza A by finding similar clinical characteristics between hospitalized adult influenza-cases. Among patients treated with oseltamivir, length of stay and mortality did not differ by type of virus infection.
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