2021
Hospital-acquired influenza in the United States, FluSurv-NET, 2011–2012 through 2018–2019
Cummings C, O’Halloran A, Azenkot T, Reingold A, Alden N, Meek J, Anderson E, Ryan P, Kim S, McMahon M, McMullen C, Spina N, Bennett N, Billing L, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Talbot H, George A, Reed C, Garg S. Hospital-acquired influenza in the United States, FluSurv-NET, 2011–2012 through 2018–2019. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 1447-1453. PMID: 34607624, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-acquired influenzaInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsHA influenzaHospital infection control measuresInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkFacility-based testingPositive test dateRespiratory symptom onsetAnnual influenza vaccinationHA casesInfection control measuresSymptom onset dateCross-sectional studyYears of agePopulation-based ratesInfluenza vaccinationClinical characteristicsICU careSymptom onsetInfluenza vaccineMechanical ventilationSevere outcomesPatient outcomesInfluenza casesHospitalization
2017
Causes of In-hospital and Post discharge Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza, Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network, 2014–2015
McGowan C, Arriola C, Cummings C, Kirley P, Miller L, Meek J, Anderson E, Monroe M, Bohm S, McMahon M, Bargsten M, Zansky S, Bennett N, Lung K, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Price A, Dos Santos Chaves S, Reed C, Garg S. Causes of In-hospital and Post discharge Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza, Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network, 2014–2015. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s24-s24. PMCID: PMC5632265, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx162.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaboratory-confirmed influenzaCause of deathDeath certificatesInfluenza-related hospitalizationsPost-discharge mortalityDays post dischargeHalf of deathsIntensive care unitLocation of deathDeath registration systemInfluenza resultsHospital deathClinical characteristicsHospital dischargeIn-HospitalSymptom onsetInfluenza seasonCare unitRespiratory causesDischarge mortalitySeasonal influenzaVaccination ratesCardiovascular diseaseCommon causeHospitalization