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Influenza Clinical Testing And Oseltamivir Treatment In Hospitalized Children With Acute Respiratory Illness, 2015-2016., Lubna Hamdan, Varvara Probst, Zaid Haddadin, Herdi Rahman, Andrew J. Spieker, Simon Vandekar, Laura S. Stewart, John V. Williams, Julie A. Boom, Flor Munoz, Janet A. Englund, Rangaraj Selvarangan, Mary A. Staat, Geoffrey A. Weinberg, Parvin H. Azimi, Eileen J. Klein, Monica Mcneal, Leila C. Sahni, Monica N. Singer, Peter G. Szilagyi, Christopher J. Harrison, Manish Patel, Angela P. Campbell, Natasha B. Halasa

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BACKGROUND: Antiviral treatment is recommended for all hospitalized children with suspected or confirmed influenza, regardless of their risk profile. Few data exist on adherence to these recommendations, so we sought to determine factors associated with influenza testing and antiviral treatment in children.

METHODS: Hospitalized children(ARI) were enrolled through active surveillance at pediatric medical centers in seven cities between 11/1/2015 and 6/30/2016; clinical information was obtained from parent interview and chart review. We used generalized linear mixed-effects models to identify factors associated with influenza testing and antiviral treatment.

RESULTS: Of the 2299 hospitalized children with ARI enrolled during one influenza season, …