2022
Drug use and severe outcomes among adults hospitalized with influenza, 2016–2019
Parisi C, Yousey‐Hindes K, Holstein R, O'Halloran A, Kirley P, Alden N, Anderson E, Kim S, McMahon M, Khanlian S, Spina N, Gaitan M, Shiltz E, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Talbot K, Crossland M, Cook R, Garg S, Meek J, Hadler J. Drug use and severe outcomes among adults hospitalized with influenza, 2016–2019. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2022, 17: e13052. PMID: 36300969, PMCID: PMC9835414, DOI: 10.1111/irv.13052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAsthmaFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfluenza, HumanIntensive Care UnitsMaleMorbidityConceptsSevere outcomesDrug useICU admissionMechanical ventilationInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkInfluenza-associated outcomesSevere influenza outcomesPersistent public health problemChronic liver diseaseChronic lung diseasePublic health problemNon-Hispanic blacksLogistic regression modelsHispanics/LatinosSmoke tobaccoInfluenza vaccinationOpioid useImmunosuppressive conditionsInfluenza seasonSevere morbidityInfluenza infectionInfluenza outcomesLiver diseaseLung diseaseChronic conditions
2015
Pneumonia among adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza virus infection—United States, 2005–2008
Garg S, Jain S, Dawood FS, Jhung M, Pérez A, D’Mello T, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Arnold KE, Farley MM, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumbach J, Hancock EB, Zansky S, Bennett N, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Finelli L. Pneumonia among adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza virus infection—United States, 2005–2008. BMC Infectious Diseases 2015, 15: 369. PMID: 26307108, PMCID: PMC4550040, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-1004-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unit admissionSeasonal influenza virus infectionICD-9-CM codesCertain underlying conditionsEmerging Infections ProgramCare unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenzaInfluenza virus infectionCause of deathCXR infiltrateUnit admissionICU admissionOlder patientsMechanical ventilationMultivariable analysisUnderlying conditionInfections ProgramChest radiographsVirus infectionPneumoniaSummary diagnosisInfectious diseasesInfluenzaPatientsAdultsDoes Influenza Vaccination Modify Influenza Severity? Data on Older Adults Hospitalized With Influenza During the 2012−2013 Season in the United States
Arriola C, Anderson E, Baumbach J, Bennett N, Bohm S, Hill M, Lindegren M, Lung K, Meek J, Mermel E, Miller L, Monroe M, Morin C, Oni O, Reingold A, Schaffner W, Thomas A, Zansky S, Finelli L, Chaves S. Does Influenza Vaccination Modify Influenza Severity? Data on Older Adults Hospitalized With Influenza During the 2012−2013 Season in the United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2015, 212: 1200-1208. PMID: 25821227, PMCID: PMC4683374, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza vaccinationInfluenza severityDisease severityIntensive care unit admissionMultivariable logistic regression modelSevere influenza outcomesCare unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenzaMultivariable logistic regressionDiagnosis of pneumoniaLogistic regression modelsUnit admissionICU lengthVaccine effectivenessInfluenza seasonParametric survival modelsInfluenza outcomesVaccinated personsVaccinationPropensity scoreLogistic regressionOlder adultsPredominant strainSeverityInfluenza
2001
Retrospective validation of a surveillance system for unexplained illness and death: New Haven County, Connecticut.
Kluger M, Sofair A, Heye C, Meek J, Sodhi R, Hadler J. Retrospective validation of a surveillance system for unexplained illness and death: New Haven County, Connecticut. American Journal Of Public Health 2001, 91: 1214-9. PMID: 11499106, PMCID: PMC1446748, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.91.8.1214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive prospective surveillanceInfectious causesUnexplained illnessProspective surveillanceRetrospective surveillanceRetrospective validationProspective surveillance systemHospital discharge dataSurveillance systemSuch patientsAnnual incidenceStudy criteriaMedical recordsNew Haven CountyComputerized searchIllnessLess labor-intensive alternativeDeathLabor-intensive alternativePatientsReference populationSurveillanceCauseDischarge dataStudy counties