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ArticleInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2022

Diagnosis and treatment of influenza based on health insurance claims between the 2010-2011 and 2019-2020 influenza seasons in Japan.

Eiko Shimizu, Kosuke Iwasaki, Yoshie Hongo, Manami Yoshida, Masahiro Kinoshita, Shinzo Hiroi, Daisuke Tamura

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Article in Influenza and other respiratory viruses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eiko ShimizuSocial Cooperation Program of IT Healthcare, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Kosuke IwasakiSocial Cooperation Program of IT Healthcare, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Yoshie HongoSocial Cooperation Program of IT Healthcare, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0962-697X
Manami YoshidaMedical Affairs Department, Integrated Disease Care Division, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Masahiro KinoshitaMedical Affairs Department, Integrated Disease Care Division, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Shinzo HiroiSocial Cooperation Program of IT Healthcare, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Daisuke TamuraDepartment of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
Tokyo Health Care University · JPShionogi (Japan) · JPJichi Medical University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Medical practices for influenza virus infection vary among countries. In Japan, treatment with anti-influenza drugs is recommended for patients diagnosed with influenza. This health claims database study provides quantitative information aimed at describing the actual medical practices, including diagnostic testing and medication use, for managing influenza in Japan. Most patients diagnosed with influenza underwent diagnostic tests and were prescribed anti-influenza drugs. Meanwhile, the majority of patients prescribed anti-influenza drugs had undergone diagnostic testing. However, an increase in the percentage of anti-influenza prescriptions without diagnostic testing was observed during the 2019-2020 influenza season, which may be associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19Influenza, HumanAntiviral AgentsHumansInsurance, HealthJapanPandemicsSeasonsAntiviral Agentsantiviral agentsCOVID-19diagnosisdiagnostic testshealthcare administrative claimsinfluenza

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PMID35297196
PMCPMC9178068
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