WHO released revised guidance for clinical management of persons infected with 2009 H1N1. The 15-page document provides information on an array of topics; including guidance for clinical management in resource-poor settings, and examples of clinical triage algorithms for ILI and pneumonia.
The document provides information/guidance on the following:
- Risk factors for severe disease
- Case descriptions (uncomplicated influenza, complicated influenza, signs and symptoms of progressive disease)
- Infection control
- Diagnosis
- General treatment considerations
- Antiviral therapy
- Care of severely ill patients (initial evaluation, antiviral therapy, supportive care, adjunctive pharmacologic therapy, secondary bacterial pneumonia)
- Resource poor settings
- Examples of clinical triage algorithms for ILI and pneumonia
The guide can be viewed in its entirety at: http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/swineflu/clinical_management/en/index.html
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