Wearing a mask and goggles did not seem to prevent infection; taking an antiviral drug called
oseltamivir did, but a quarter of the cullers and half of the farmers did not take the drugs.
The strains in six other patients on
oseltamivir did not develop resistance.
Yet in his conclusion, Jefferson is less equivocal: «The remaining evidence suggests
oseltamivir did not reduce influenza related lower respiratory tract complications.»
Not exact matches
A new study published by researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago suggests that the drug
oseltamivir — commonly known as Tamiflu —
does not cause an increased risk of suicide in pediatric patients.
Fortunately, studies so far have shown that
oseltamivir - resistant strains don't replicate very well, says epidemiologist Arnold Monto, an expert in flu drugs at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.