학술논문
Clinical practice guidelines 2019: Indian consensus"based recommendations on influenza vaccination in adults.
Document Type
Article
Author
Dhar, Raja; Ghoshal, Aloke Gopal; Guleria, Randeep; Sharma, Shubham; Kulkarni, Tarang; Swarnakar, Rajesh; Samaria, J. K.; Chaudhary, Sudhir; Gaur, S. N.; Christopher, D. J.; Singh, Virendra; Abraham, Georgi; Sarkar, Anirban; Mukhopadhyay, Ansuman; Panda, Jayant; Swaminathan, Subramanian; Nene, Amita; Krishnan, Shyam; Shahi, Praveen Kumar; Sarangdhar, Nikhil
Source
Subject
*INFLUENZA vaccines
*INFLUENZA
*RESPIRATORY infections
*ADULTS
*OLDER people
*DISEASE management
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Language
ISSN
0970-2113
Abstract
Influenza, a common cause of acute respiratory infections, is an important health problem worldwide, including in India. Influenza is associated with several complications; people with comorbidities and the elderly are at a higher risk for such complications. Moreover, the influenza virus constantly changes genetically, thereby worsening therapeutic outcomes. Vaccination is an effective measure for the prevention of influenza. Despite the availability of global guidelines on influenza vaccination in adults, country"specific guidelines based on regional variation in disease burden are required for better disease management in India. With this aim, the Indian Chest Society and National College of Chest Physicians of India jointly conducted an expert meeting in January 2019. The discussion was aimed at delineating evidence"based recommendations on adult influenza vaccination in India. The present article discusses expert recommendations on clinical practice guidelines to be followed in India for adult influenza vaccination, for better management of the disease burden. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]