Clinical practice guidelines 2019: Indian consensus-based recommendations on influenza vaccination in adults

Raja Dhar, Aloke Gopal Ghoshal, Randeep Guleria, Shubham Sharma, Tarang Kulkarni, Rajesh Swarnakar, JK Samaria, Sudhir Chaudhary, SN Gaur, DJ Christopher, Virendra Singh, Georgi Abraham, Anirban Sarkar, Ansuman Mukhopadhyay, Jayant Panda, Subramanian Swaminathan, Amita Nene, Shyam Krishnan, Praveen Kumar Shahi, Nikhil Sarangdhar, Narayan Mishra, Susmita Roy Chowdury, Indranil Halder, SK Katiyar, VK Jain, Rakesh Chawla, Parvaiz A KoulLung India 2020 37(7):4-18 Influenza, a common cause of acute respiratory infections, is an important health problem worldwide, including in India. Influenza is associated with several complications; people with comorbidities and the elderly are at a higher risk for such complications. Moreover, the influenza virus constantly changes genetically, thereby worsening therapeutic outcomes. Vaccination is an effective measure for the prevention of influenza. Despite the availability of global guidelines on influenza vaccination in adults, country-specific guidelines based on regional variation in disease burden are required for better disease management in India. With this aim, the Indian Chest Society and National College of Chest Physicians of India jointly conducted an expert meeting in January 2019. The discussion was aimed at delineating evidence-based recommendations on adult influenza vaccination in India. The present article discusses expert recommendations on clinical practice guidelines to be followed in India for adult influenza vaccination...
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