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News|Slideshows|December 2, 2021
NIH Influenza and COVID-19 Guideline Topline: Testing, Treatment, and Vaccination
Author(s)Grace Halsey
The influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viruses once again are in cocirculation. Following is a topline look at the NIH guideline on their simultaneous management.
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The National Institutes of Health has published
This section of the guideline includes:
- Clinical presentation similarities/differences between the 2 viruses
- Potential for coinfection with
influenza and SARS-CoV-2 - Testing for influenza and SARS-CoV-2 in patients with acute respiratory symptoms
- Treatment of influenza in the setting of cocirculatling SARS-CoV-2
Following is a topline summary of the guideline in a short slide show.
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