Tamiflu is only effective if administered within 48 hours of infection, but virus cultures require three to four days. Therefore, it is imperative that clinical physicians be able to diagnose the disease rapidly if the medication is to be administered in time, the disease controlled, death rates reduced, and the opportunity for the virus to spread snubbed.
因為克流感要在患者發病的 48 小時內服用才有效，但病毒培養需要 3、4 天，臨床醫師必須具備快速診斷能力，才能及時給藥，控制住患者病情，減少其死亡率以及傳染他人機會。