Evaluation of patients with PCR positive Influenza virus on nasopharyngeal specimens for complications and hospitalization

Objective: Influenza is usually an acute self-limiting disease, though it can cause serious complications in high-risk patients. In this study the patients diagnosed as influenza infection during the year 2014 were investigated, and evaluation of the differences between patients followed up on an outpatient basis, and those requiring hospitalization. Material and Method: Forty- eight patients diagnosed as influenza based on PCR- positive...