Do pediatricians manage influenza differently than internists?

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Multivariate analysis for physician actions

Outcome	Variable*	Odds ratio	95% Confidence interval
Prescribes antiviral therapy
	Location (MA vs. TX)	0.26	0.13 to 0.52
	Specialty (internists vs. pediatricians)	0.82	0.43 to 1.55
	Believes decreases mortality	1.6	1.4 to 5.7
	Low patient volume ( < 50 patients/week)	0.42	0.26 to 0.8
Prescribes amantadine
	Specialty (internists vs. pediatricians)	0.18	0.06 to 0.49
	Believes decreases mortality	3.37	1.13 to 9.96
Performs rapid testing
	Specialty (internists vs. pediatricians)	0.30	0.17 to 0.55
Treats only high risk patients
	Specialty (internists vs. pediatricians)	0.19	0.07 to 0.54
	Believes decreases mortality	2.94	1.03 to 8.36

*All models include location, specialty, patient volume, physician beliefs, and performance of rapid testing. Only variables with significance of p < 0.05 are shown, except for specialty.

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