Impact of the flu during the epidemic period in a tertiary hospital

Abstract

Introduction. The flu is a respiratory track infection caused by a virus of the family orthomyxoviridae, whose most important types are Influenza A virus and Influenza B virus, which affect a large part of the pediatric population in the winter months. Its course is generally benign and of short duration in healthy children, although numerous complications exist that can become evident. The available rapid diagnostic tests have low sensitivity, so that their use is not very profitable. The only treatment that exists is oseltamivir with some limitations regarding its application.