2024
Extrapolating Sentinel Surveillance Information to Estimate National COVID Hospital Admission Rates: A Bayesian Modeling Approach
Devine O, Pham H, Gunnels B, Reese H, Steele M, Couture A, Iuliano D, Sachdev D, Alden N, Meek J, Witt L, Ryan P, Reeg L, Lynfield R, Ropp S, Barney G, Tesini B, Shiltz E, Sutton M, Talbot H, Reyes I, Havers F. Extrapolating Sentinel Surveillance Information to Estimate National COVID Hospital Admission Rates: A Bayesian Modeling Approach. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2024, 18: e70026. PMID: 39440677, PMCID: PMC11497105, DOI: 10.1111/irv.70026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatchment areaSite-specific factorsBayesian modeling approachMonthly levelEstimation uncertaintyHospital admission ratesCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkModeling approachRate estimates
2023
1368. In-hospital and post-discharge mortality among adults with COVID-19 associated hospitalization, COVID-NET, March 2020–April 2021.
Patel K, Kirley P, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Openo K, Monroe M, Henderson J, Lynfield R, Sosin D, Rowe A, Bushey S, Shiltz E, Sutton M, Talbot H, Swain A, Whitaker M, Taylor C, Havers F. 1368. In-hospital and post-discharge mortality among adults with COVID-19 associated hospitalization, COVID-NET, March 2020–April 2021. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.1205. PMCID: PMC10677354, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkPost-discharge mortalityCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Hospitalization ratesHospital mortalityChart reviewAdult ageLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19-associated hospitalizationsCOVID-19Positive SARS-CoV-2 testAge groupsPopulation-based surveillance systemSARS-CoV-2 testSurveillance networkDetailed chart reviewFull chart reviewDeath certificate dataProportion of mortalityHospital dischargeCase definitionCertificate dataHospitalizationHospitalMortality473. Trends among hospitalized pregnant patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 — COVID-NET, 14 U.S. States, January 2021–January 2023
Havers F, Whitaker M, Milucky J, Patton M, Chatwani B, Chai S, Armistead I, Meek J, Openo K, Weigel A, Ryan P, Nunez V, Bye E, Rudin D, Engesser K, Bushey S, Moran N, Sutton M, Talbot H, Olsen K, Taylor C. 473. Trends among hospitalized pregnant patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 — COVID-NET, 14 U.S. States, January 2021–January 2023. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.543. PMCID: PMC10679218, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 testPositive SARS-CoV-2 testCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkHospitalized pregnant patientsPregnant patientsRespiratory symptomsClinical outcomesBooster dosesCOVID-19 respiratory symptomsIntensive care unit admissionPositive SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2 infectionPrimary vaccination seriesSymptomatic pregnant patientsCare unit admissionAdverse clinical outcomesSevere clinical outcomesCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 infectionSARS-CoV-2Unit admissionVaccination seriesAsymptomatic patientsChart abstractionMechanical ventilation
2022
1877. COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations among Long-Term Care Facility Residents Ages ≥65 Years — COVID-NET, 14 U.S. States, March 2020–January 2022
Taylor C, Whitaker M, Anglin O, Pham H, Patel K, Milucky J, Reingold A, Alden N, Meek J, Ward K, Teno K, Kohrman A, Como-Sabetti K, Eisenberg N, Spina N, Bushey S, Billing L, Sutton M, Talbot K, Swain A, Havers F. 1877. COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations among Long-Term Care Facility Residents Ages ≥65 Years — COVID-NET, 14 U.S. States, March 2020–January 2022. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac492.1504. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.1504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkLong-term care facilitiesLTCF residentsUnderlying medical conditionsMedical conditionsHospital deathCode statusCOVID-19 Associated HospitalizationsIntensive care unit admissionPopulation-based surveillance networkSignificant independent risk factorsCare unit admissionInvasive mechanical ventilationIndependent risk factorCongestive heart failureMultiple potential confoundersMonth of admissionAcute care hospitalsSurveillance networkPoisson regression modelsRace/ethnicityUnit admissionVaccination statusCare hospitalCharacteristics and treatment of hospitalized pregnant women with COVID-19
Sekkarie A, Woodruff R, Whitaker M, Kramer M, Zapata L, Ellington S, Meaney-Delman D, Pham H, Patel K, Taylor C, Chai S, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Openo K, Weigel A, Leegwater L, Como-Sabetti K, Ropp S, Muse A, Bennett N, Billing L, Sutton M, Talbot H, Hill M, Havers F, Team C. Characteristics and treatment of hospitalized pregnant women with COVID-19. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2022, 4: 100715. PMID: 35970493, PMCID: PMC9371979, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2022.100715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic COVID-19Pregnant womenSystemic steroidsCOVID-19 vaccinationVaccination statusPregnant patientsNonpregnant womenCOVID-19Laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infectionPregnancy statusPropensity score-matched cohortCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkSARS-CoV-2 infectionMedical chart abstractionTreatment-eligible patientsAdverse pregnancy outcomesSymptomatic pregnant womenCOVID-19 vaccination statusHospitalized pregnant womenNon-Hispanic blacksImplementation of treatmentHospitalized womenChart abstractionClinical characteristicsPregnancy outcomesHospitalizations of Children Aged 5–11 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 2020–February 2022
Shi D, Whitaker M, Marks K, Anglin O, Milucky J, Patel K, Pham H, Chai S, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Anderson E, Weigel A, Henderson J, Lynfield R, Ropp S, Muse A, Bushey S, Billing L, Sutton M, Talbot H, Price A, Taylor C, Havers F, Team C. Hospitalizations of Children Aged 5–11 Years with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 — COVID-NET, 14 States, March 2020–February 2022. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2022, 71: 574-581. PMID: 35446827, PMCID: PMC9042359, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7116e1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkIntensive care unitAge groupsUnvaccinated childrenPfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccineCumulative hospitalization rateNon-Hispanic black childrenSevere COVID-19Immunization Practices recommendationsUnderlying medical conditionsCDC's Advisory CommitteeImportance of vaccinationEmergency use authorizationUnderlying health conditionsCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Advisory CommitteeCare unitHospitalization ratesVaccination coverageSevere outcomesChildren Aged 5Medical conditions
2021
Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Children
Woodruff R, Campbell A, Taylor C, Chai S, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Anderson E, Weigel A, Monroe M, Reeg L, Bye E, Sosin D, Muse A, Bennett N, Billing L, Sutton M, Talbot H, McCaffrey K, Pham H, Patel K, Whitaker M, McMorrow M, Havers F. Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Children. Pediatrics 2021, 149: e2021053418. PMID: 34935038, PMCID: PMC9213563, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-053418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere COVID-19Adjusted risk ratioPopulation-based ratesHospitalized childrenRisk factorsCOVID-19Laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere coronavirus disease 2019COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkNon-Hispanic black childrenCoronavirus 2 infectionChronic lung diseaseConfidence intervalsCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19 vaccineTube dependenceAirway abnormalitiesDiabetes mellitusIllness severityLung diseaseRisk ratioMedical records