Cochrane Reviews of Prevention and Treatment of Influenza
There are several Cochrane reviews of the evidence relevant to different aspects of the prevention and treatment of influenza. These are listed below, organised into ways to reduce the spread of the virus, vaccination and interventions that have been assessed for its treatment.
See also The Cochrane Collaboration's Influenza Resources page, containing reviews, podcasts and news items.
Interventions to prevent the spread of the influenza virus
Physical methods
- Interventions for the interruption or reduction of the spread of respiratory viruses (HTML) (PDF)
Drugs
- Amantadine and rimantadine for influenza A in children and the elderly (HTML) (PDF)
- Amantadine and rimantadine for influenza A in healthy adults (HTML) (PDF)
- Neuraminidase inhibitors for preventing and treating influenza in children (HTML) (PDF)
- Neuraminidase inhibitors for preventing and treating influenza in healthy adults (HTML) (PDF)
Vaccination against influenza
Healthy People
- Vaccines for preventing influenza in children (HTML) (PDF)
- Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy adults (HTML) (PDF)
- Vaccines for preventing influenza in the elderly (HTML) (PDF)
- Influenza vaccination for health care workers who work with the elderly (HTML) (PDF)
People with other illnesses
- Vaccines for preventing influenza in people with asthma (HTML) (PDF)
- Influenza vaccine for children and adults with bronchiectasis (HTML) (PDF)
- Influenza vaccine for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (HTML) (PDF)
- Vaccines for preventing influenza in people with cystic fibrosis (HTML) (PDF)
- Influenza vaccination in children being treated with chemotherapy for cancer (HTML)
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Interventions to treat influenza
Drugs
- Amantadine and rimantadine for influenza A in children and the elderly (HTML) (PDF)
- Amantadine and rimantadine for influenza A in healthy adults (HTML) (PDF)
- Neuraminidase inhibitors for preventing and treating influenza in children (HTML) (PDF)
- Neuraminidase inhibitors for preventing and treating influenza in healthy adults (HTML) (PDF)
Complementary and alternative medicines
Other interventions
- Advising patients to increase fluid intake for treating acute respiratory infections (HTML) (PDF)
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