Erschienen in:
09.01.2020 | Concise Research Report
Influenza Management via Direct to Consumer Telemedicine: an Observational Study
verfasst von:
Michael B. Rothberg, MD, MPH, Kathryn A. Martinez, PhD, MPH
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 10/2020
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Excerpt
Oseltamivir can shorten duration of influenza symptoms, but only if administered within 48 h.
1 In primary care, only 20% of patients receive oseltamivir, due to false negative tests and patients presenting too late.
2 By connecting patients with physicians 24 h a day, direct to consumer (DTC) telemedicine could solve these problems, without exposing others to infection. Whether DTC telemedicine improves treatment rates or treatment appropriateness is unknown. …