Volgograd Journal of Medical Research

Volgograd Journal of Medical Research

Quarterly Journal of Science and Practice


UDK: 616.921.5-053.9

MODERN APPROACHES TO THE TREATMENT OF INFLUENZA AMONG ELDERLY AND SENILE PATIENTS

Sergey Fedorovich Popov, Oleg Veniaminovich Alexandrov

Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, Волгоград, Россия

Резюме

The article provides an overview analysis of modern approaches to ethiopathogenetic and symptomatic ther-apy of influenza among the elderly and senile patients in the Volgograd region. The paper also demonstrates the pre-dominance of typical moderate and severe forms of the subtype A(H1N1) influenza among unvaccinated elderly patients associated with concomitant chronic cardiovascular, bronchopulmonary and endocrine diseases, in terms of untimely hospitalization.

Ключевые слова

influenza, influenza pneumonia, elderly age, neuraminidase inhibitors

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