Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 1995 Jan;43(1):71-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb06246.x.

Control of influenza outbreaks in the nursing home: guidelines for diagnosis and management

I H Gomolin  1 , H B Leib, N H Arden, F T Sherman
Affiliations
Review

Control of influenza outbreaks in the nursing home: guidelines for diagnosis and management

I H Gomolin et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1995 Jan.

Abstract

A well coordinated plan that includes a mechanism for surveillance, rapid antigen detection testing and viral culture, infection control techniques and chemoprophylaxis is effective for aborting outbreaks of influenza A in the nursing home. Amantadine has been better studied in this situation, and experience with rimantadine is limited. The safety and efficacy of our dose guidelines for nursing home residents need to be studied and directly compared with rimantadine dose guidelines. Except for chemoprophylaxis, these guidelines can be applied to outbreaks of influenza B as well.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

  • Control of influenza in nursing homes.
    Tsivitis M, Filkin AM. Tsivitis M, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1996 Jan;44(1):98. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb05649.x. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1996. PMID: 8537602 No abstract available.

LinkOut - more resources