influenza-like disease and influenza
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligible patients were aged 18-65 years and presented within 36 h of onset of influenza-like illness with fever of at least 37.4 degree C with at least one respiratory symptoms (cough, sore throat, or nasal symptom) and at least one constitutional symptom (headache, malaise, myalgia, sweats or chills, or fatigue). All patients had to provide written informed consent. We excluded women who were pregnant, likely to become pregnant during the 28 days of the study, or who were breastfeeding.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: suspected bacterial infection (based on symptoms, leukocyte count >10.0*10^9/L or neutrophil granulocyte level >=80%), resent use of influenza antiviral therapy, a history of drug or alcohol abuse, active clinically importa
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| amount of recovered patients;severity of illnes; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the rate of influenza virus positive conversion to negative;the severity of each symptom;the length of time to alleviation of fever within the first 24 hours; | — |
Countries
China