Neuraminidase inhibitors produce a small reduction in duration of seasonal influenza in children and reduce transmission in affected households, but effects on serious complications unclear

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Tom Jefferson. Evid Based Med. 2010 Feb.

. 2010 Feb;15(1):20-1.

doi: 10.1136/ebm.15.1.20.

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Neuraminidase inhibitors produce a small reduction in duration of seasonal flu in children and reduce transmission in affected households, but effects on serious complications are unclear.
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