| Title |
Age-prioritized use of antivirals during an influenza pandemic
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, July 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-9-117 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Stefano Merler, Marco Ajelli, Caterina Rizzo |
| Abstract |
The WHO suggested that governments stockpile, as part of preparations for the next influenza pandemic, sufficient influenza antiviral drugs to treat approximately 25% of their populations. Our aim is two-fold: first, since in many countries the antiviral stockpile is well below this level, we search for suboptimal strategies based on treatment provided only to an age-dependent fraction of cases. Second, since in some countries the stockpile exceeds the suggested minimum level, we search for optimal strategies for post-exposure prophylactic treatment of close contacts of cases. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 44 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 29% |
| Researcher | 9 | 20% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 7% |
| Professor | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 16% |
| Unknown | 6 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 27% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 22% |
| Mathematics | 7 | 16% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 8 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
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#5,692,997
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#1,700
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#30,215
of 110,360 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Infectious Diseases
#4
of 16 outputs
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