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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There is no specific [[antiviral]] treatment for | There is no specific [[antiviral]] treatment for EV-D68 infection. Most patients may be followed-up on an outpatient basis. Patients presenting with more severe disease may be hospitalized or even admitted to an intensive care unit for supportive management and mechanical ventilation, if needed. | ||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
===Supportive care<small><small><ref name="cdc"> {{cite web| url=http://www.cdc.gov/non-polio-enterovirus/about/prevention-treatment.html| title= CDC Non-Polio Enterovirus Prevention & Treatment}} </ref><ref name="Abzug2014">{{cite journal|last1=Abzug|first1=Mark J.|title=The enteroviruses: Problems in need of treatments|journal=Journal of Infection|volume=68|year=2014|pages=S108–S114|issn=01634453|doi=10.1016/j.jinf.2013.09.020}}</ref></small></small>=== | ===Supportive care<small><small><ref name="cdc"> {{cite web| url=http://www.cdc.gov/non-polio-enterovirus/about/prevention-treatment.html| title= CDC Non-Polio Enterovirus Prevention & Treatment}} </ref><ref name="Abzug2014">{{cite journal|last1=Abzug|first1=Mark J.|title=The enteroviruses: Problems in need of treatments|journal=Journal of Infection|volume=68|year=2014|pages=S108–S114|issn=01634453|doi=10.1016/j.jinf.2013.09.020}}</ref></small></small>=== | ||
*There is no specific antiviral therapy indicated in patients with | *There is no specific antiviral therapy indicated in patients with EV-D68 infection. | ||
* | *Most patients with uncomplicated disease may be followed-up on an outpatient basis. | ||
*Patients with severe | *Patients with a complicated course or severe clinical disease may be hospitalized and admitted to the regular floor or even to the intensive care unit. | ||
*Severe cases might require oxygen supplementation | *Treatment is aimed at supportive care and prevention of complications. | ||
*Severe cases might require oxygen supplementation or mechanical ventilation, as needed. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
There is no specific antiviral treatment for EV-D68 infection. Most patients may be followed-up on an outpatient basis. Patients presenting with more severe disease may be hospitalized or even admitted to an intensive care unit for supportive management and mechanical ventilation, if needed.
Medical Therapy
Supportive care[1][2]
- There is no specific antiviral therapy indicated in patients with EV-D68 infection.
- Most patients with uncomplicated disease may be followed-up on an outpatient basis.
- Patients with a complicated course or severe clinical disease may be hospitalized and admitted to the regular floor or even to the intensive care unit.
- Treatment is aimed at supportive care and prevention of complications.
- Severe cases might require oxygen supplementation or mechanical ventilation, as needed.
References
- ↑ "CDC Non-Polio Enterovirus Prevention & Treatment".
- ↑ Abzug, Mark J. (2014). "The enteroviruses: Problems in need of treatments". Journal of Infection. 68: S108–S114. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2013.09.020. ISSN 0163-4453.