Publications by authors named "Dominick Iacuzio"
Background: The FluSTAR Surveillance System covers most of the United States, providing local and national information on influenza and influenza-like illness that is updated twice weekly.
Methods: Descriptive statistical analyses were performed to explore demographic characteristics, symptoms, vaccination status, and treatment of patients tested for influenza, using a rapid test kit, in the FluSTAR program during the 2005 to 2006 influenza season (October 1, 2005-April 11, 2006).
Results: Of 17,247 patients tested, the most common age groups were 35 to 49 (20%) or 19 to 34 years (18%).
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of oseltamivir in reducing the rate of complications of influenza in children.
Research Design And Methods: Anonymous, patient-level data from Medstat's MarketScan Research Database between 2000 and 2004 were used to identify children with influenza, aged 1-12 years. Patients who received a prescription for oseltamivir within 1 day of influenza diagnosis were compared with those who received no antiviral therapy.
Objective: To determine the effect of oseltamivir (75mg twice daily) on time to return to baseline health, sleep and activity in patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza infection.
Patients And Methods: Data from 1642 otherwise healthy adults (aged 13-64 years), who had experienced a febrile influenza-like illness (>38 degrees C) of up to 36 hours' duration together with at least one respiratory and one systemic/constitutional symptom, were pooled from four randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials. Patients in these trials had been randomised to receive either oseltamivir or placebo for 5 days and had been allowed unlimited use of symptom-relief medications.