2011
Children With Asthma Hospitalized With Seasonal or Pandemic Influenza, 2003–2009
Dawood F, Kamimoto L, D'Mello T, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Arnold K, Farley M, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumbach J, Zansky S, Bennett N, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Kirschke D, Finelli L. Children With Asthma Hospitalized With Seasonal or Pandemic Influenza, 2003–2009. Pediatrics 2011, 128: e27-e32. PMID: 21646257, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-3343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPandemic H1N1 influenzaAdditional medical conditionsAsthmatic childrenClinical courseInfluenza seasonH1N1 influenzaMedical conditionsLaboratory-confirmed influenzaAsthma exacerbationsRespiratory failureAsthma severityMedian ageInfluenza BInfluenza preventionIntensive careSeasonal influenzaMedical historyMedical recordsInfluenza AInfluenza typeAsthmaInfluenzaCare occurSubstantial proportionComplications
2010
Burden of Seasonal Influenza Hospitalization in Children, United States, 2003 to 2008
Dawood FS, Fiore A, Kamimoto L, Bramley A, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Hadler J, Arnold KE, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Mueller M, Baumbach J, Zansky S, Bennett NM, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Kirschke D, Finelli L, Network E. Burden of Seasonal Influenza Hospitalization in Children, United States, 2003 to 2008. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2010, 157: 808-814. PMID: 20580018, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere outcomesInfluenza hospitalizationsHospitalization ratesHospitalized childrenEmerging Infections Program NetworkIntensive care unit admissionInfections Program NetworkSeasonal influenza hospitalizationsCare unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenzaPopulation-based surveillanceUnderlying medical conditionsHigher hospitalization ratesRate of hospitalizationProportion of childrenRapid diagnostic testsUnit admissionRespiratory failureBacterial coinfectionClinical courseHospital recordsSeasonal influenzaMedical historyDisease burdenIncidence rate