Effectiveness of Oseltamivir in Preventing Influenza in Household Contacts.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Welliver, Robert; Monto, Arnold S.; Carewicz, Otmar; Schatteman, Edwig; Hassman, Michael; Hedrick, James; Jackson, Helen C.; Huson, Les; Ward, Penelope; Oxford, John S.
- Source
- JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association. 2/14/2001, Vol. 285 Issue 6, p748. 7p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts.
- Subject
- *INFLUENZA transmission
*VIRUS inhibitors
*MEDICAL research
*INFECTION prevention
- Language
- ISSN
- 0098-7484
Reports on a study which investigates the efficacy of oseltamivir in preventing the spread of influenza to household contacts of influenza-infected index cases. Context; Design and setting; Participants; Interventions; Main outcome measures; Results and conclusion.