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References

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  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008). Prevention and control of influenza: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR, 57(RR-7): 1–60. Also available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5707.pdf.

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  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). CDC Health Alert: CDC Recommends Against the Use of Amantadine and Rimantadine for the Treatment or Prophylaxis of Influenza in the United States During the 2005–06 Influenza Season. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/han011406.htm.

  5. Cooper NJ, et al. (2003). Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in treatment and prevention of influenza A and B: Systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials. BMJ, 326(7401): 1235.



Last Updated: July 31, 2008
Author:
Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS
Medical Review:
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine

W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease


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