Complications and Associated Bacterial Coinfections Among Children Hospitalized With Seasonal or Pandemic Influenza, United States, 2003–2010
Dawood F, Chaves S, Pérez A, Reingold A, Meek J, Farley M, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumbach J, Bennett N, Zansky S, Thomas A, Lindegren M, Schaffner W, Finelli L, Network F. Complications and Associated Bacterial Coinfections Among Children Hospitalized With Seasonal or Pandemic Influenza, United States, 2003–2010. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2013, 209: 686-694. PMID: 23986545, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive carePandemic influenzaLaboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalizationsBacteremia/sepsisInfluenza-associated complicationsIntensive care requirementAcute renal failurePopulation-based surveillanceSeverity of complicationsMedian hospitalization durationNinth Revision codesInfluenza hospitalizationsAsthma exacerbationsHospitalization durationInfluenza vaccinationRespiratory failureCommon complicationRenal failureBacterial coinfectionProlonged hospitalizationMedian lengthPrimary preventionRevision codesSeasonal influenzaHospitalized children