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cord-324007-hapzf0fl	McGeer, Allison J.	Diagnostic Testing or Empirical Therapy for Patients Hospitalized with Suspected Influenza: What to Do?	2009-01-01		.txt	text/plain	2893	142	37	In a retrospective study of adult patients with influenza who were admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong during the 2004-2005 influenza season with fever and respiratory and systemic symptoms, a clinically and statistically significant reduction in length of hospital stay was associated with treatment with oseltamivir [14] . The accumulating evidence suggests that, for patients with acute cardiorespiratory illness requiring hospital admission during influenza season, consideration should be given to either prompt laboratory diagnostic testing and treatment for influenza virus-infected patients or empirical antiviral therapy for influenza. The best choice is made on a case-by-case basis and depends on the severity of illness in the patient being admitted (since earlier therapy for pneumonia is more effective), the probability of influenza virus infection in the individual patient, and the sensitivity of the rapid diagnostic tests available.	./cache/cord-324007-hapzf0fl.txt	./txt/cord-324007-hapzf0fl.txt