The Care Continuum of Patients With Influenza in the Post–COVID-19 Era: A Position Paper
This position paper addresses the evolving care continuum for patients with respiratory viral infections in the context of the post-coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic phase. We emphasize the need to place the patient at the center of attention from the first signs of influenza-like illness to recovery. Current practices have revealed several deficiencies, such as timely access to healthcare, fragmentation of care, and inadequate follow-up instructions. This article proposes means to address these deficiencies and discusses diagnostic and management considerations for patients with suspected influenza infection.
Authors
- Theodore Lytras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4146-4122)
- Sotirios Tsiodras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0463-4321)
- Petar Velikov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7436-4064)
- G. Gavazzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8375-7153)
- Cornelia Adlhoch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8842-0469)
- Surbhi Malhotra‐Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8699-8905)
- Lea Papst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0746-1865)
- Pasi Penttinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6929-1086)
- Jordi Rello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0676-6210)
- Şiran Keske (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3823-4454)
- Giulia De Angelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7087-7399)
- Linn Persson Berg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8325-6129)
- Chrysanthi Skevaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5194-5635)
- Virginie Prendki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1315-2938)
- Stamatis Karakonstantis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2643-3184)
- Πέτρος Ιωάννου (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1082-5674)
- Barbara Rath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5181-8417)
- Michele Slafkosky
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- University of Crete (GR)
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- University of Ljubljana (SI)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- European University Cyprus (CY)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble (FR)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Ljubljana University Medical Centre (SI)
- Families USA (US)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Medical University of Sofia (BG)
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (ES)
- Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (ES)
- University Hospital St. Ivan Rilski (BG)
- Laboratoire Chrono-Environnement (FR)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Infectious Diseases Institute (UG)
- Institute for Biomedicine (IT)
- Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (DE)
- Vienna Vaccine Safety Initiative (DE)
- European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CH)
- University Hospital of Heraklion (GR)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Amerikan Hastanesi (TR)
- Université Marie et Louis Pasteur (FR)
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (SE)
- Geneva College (US)
- Université de Nîmes (FR)
- European University Institute (IT)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf333
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71