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 ResearchConceptsSevere 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 conditionsRates of Severe Influenza-Associated Outcomes Among Older Adults Living With Diabetes—Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET), 2012–2017
Owusu D, Rolfes M, Arriola C, Kirley P, Alden N, Meek J, Anderson E, Monroe M, Kim S, Lynfield R, Angeles K, Spina N, Felsen C, Billing L, Thomas A, Talbot H, Schaffner W, Chatelain R, Reed C, Garg S. Rates of Severe Influenza-Associated Outcomes Among Older Adults Living With Diabetes—Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET), 2012–2017. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac131. PMID: 35450083, PMCID: PMC9017364, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfluenza-associated outcomesInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsDiabetes mellitusOlder adultsHospital deathMechanical ventilationRate ratioLaboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizationsInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkIntensive care unit admissionImpact of DMPopulation-based surveillance systemStatistics population dataCare unit admissionInfluenza virus infectionConfidence intervalsHigh rateUnit admissionHospitalized adultsICU admissionInfluenza illnessPooled rateAnnual vaccinationEarly treatmentVirus infection
2021
Morbidity and Mortality Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness Hospitalized With COVID-19
Cha S, Henry A, Montgomery M, Laws R, Pham H, Wortham J, Garg S, Kim L, Mosites E, Chai S, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Anderson E, Weigel A, Ryan P, Kim S, Como-Sabetti K, Torres S, Muse A, Bennett N, Billing L, Sutton M, Talbot H, Risk I. Morbidity and Mortality Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness Hospitalized With COVID-19. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2021, 224: 425-430. PMID: 33993309, PMCID: PMC8194564, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical ventilationCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationNon-Hispanic black personsCOVID-19Population-based surveillance dataHealth conditionsChronic health conditionsCoronavirus disease 2019ICU admissionClinical characteristicsRespiratory supportClinical outcomesSevere illnessDisease 2019High riskSurveillance dataAdults Experiencing HomelessnessAnalytic sampleEthnic minority groupsHousing statusBlack personsVentilationDeathOutcomesHospitalization
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 diseasesInfluenzaPatientsAdultsObesity not associated with severity among hospitalized adults with seasonal influenza virus infection
Braun ES, Crawford FW, Desai MM, Meek J, Kirley PD, Miller L, Anderson EJ, Oni O, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Bargsten M, Bennett NM, Lung KL, Thomas A, Mermel E, Lindegren ML, Schaffner W, Price A, Chaves SS. Obesity not associated with severity among hospitalized adults with seasonal influenza virus infection. Infection 2015, 43: 569-575. PMID: 26148927, DOI: 10.1007/s15010-015-0802-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal influenza virus infectionMultivariate logistic regression modelSeasonal influenza severityLaboratory-confirmed influenzaRisk of pneumoniaInfluenza virus infectionLogistic regression modelsHospitalized adultsICU admissionObese patientsSevere obesityInfluenza severityArtificial ventilationVirus infectionWeight categoriesObesityPneumoniaSeverityRegression modelsAdultsUnderweightPatientsAdmissionInfectionInfluenza
2014
The Burden of Influenza Hospitalizations in Infants From 2003 to 2012, United States
Chaves S, Perez A, Farley M, Miller L, Schaffner W, Lindegren M, Sharangpani R, Meek J, Yousey-Hindes K, Thomas A, Boulton R, Baumbach J, Hancock E, Bandyopadhyay A, Lynfield R, Morin C, Zansky S, Reingold A, Bennett N, Ryan P, Fowler B, Fry A, Finelli L. The Burden of Influenza Hospitalizations in Infants From 2003 to 2012, United States. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2014, 33: 912-919. PMID: 24577042, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of influenzaHigh-risk conditionsHospitalization ratesRisk factorsOlder infantsIntensive care unit admissionInfluenza-associated hospitalization ratesCare unit admissionRisk conditionsInfluenza hospitalizationsUnit admissionICU admissionInfluenza vaccinationRespiratory failureClinical characteristicsInfant hospitalizationHealthy infantsMost hospitalizationsPregnant womenLung diseaseCardiovascular diseaseUS infantsHospitalizationYoung infantsInfants