Changes in Antiviral Prescribing for Children With Influenza in US Emergency Departments
This multicenter, cross-sectional study of children with influenza in EDs found that, for children at higher risk of severe influenza illness, influenza antiviral prescribing decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with prepandemic levels, despite unchanged treatment guidelines. Interventions are needed to support guideline-concordant prescribing in this population.
Authors
- Andrew J. Spieker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0548-8311)
- Tess Stopczynski
- Jennifer E. Schuster
- Eileen J. Klein
- Justin Z. Amarin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4484-1077)
- Geoffrey A. Weinberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3900-379X)
- Natasha Halasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6381-1826)
- Heidi L. Moline (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2171-6609)
- Julie A. Boom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5500-117X)
- Ayzsa Tannis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0396-0264)
- Rangaraj Selvarangan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3275-6657)
- Mary Allen Staat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1788-8037)
- John V. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8377-5175)
- Haya Hayek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0087-4392)
- Marian G. Michaels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2556-0544)
- Elizabeth P. Schlaudecker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5280-4439)
- Olla Hamdan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3703-5536)
- Samantha M. Olson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0589-5766)
- Leila C. Sahni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0833-5695)
- James D. Chappell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7382-7864)
- James W. Antoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6188-2658)
- Peter G. Szilagyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1951-0644)
- Laura S. Stewart
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Children's Mercy Hospital (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Golisano Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.38729
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Amarin Corporation