2022
2209. RSV-associated Hospitalizations in Adults Aged ≥18 Years and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, October 2018 – February 2022
Havers F, Whitaker M, Pham H, Anglin O, Milucky J, Patel K, Kirley P, Austin E, Meek J, Anderson E, Monroe M, Brown C, Bye E, Pacheco F, Barney G, Cafferky V, Sutton M, Talbot K, Chatelain R, Gerber S, Langley G, Kim L, Taylor C. 2209. RSV-associated Hospitalizations in Adults Aged ≥18 Years and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, October 2018 – February 2022. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac492.1828. PMCID: PMC9752662, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.1828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRespiratory syncytial virusLaboratory-confirmed respiratory syncytial virusPre-pandemic seasonsNonpharmaceutical interventionsRSV circulationCDC's Emerging Infections ProgramPopulation-based surveillance systemCOVID-19 pandemicGrant/research supportAdults AgedSyncytial virusClinical trialsInfections ProgramHospitalizationRSV seasonalitySignificant causeOlder adultsAdultsCase countsCOVID-19Safety monitoringSurveillance networkSurveillance systemContinued monitoringUnited StatesRates 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
2018
492. Long-Term Outcomes of Clostridium difficile Infection Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Hatfield K, Baggs J, Winston L, Parker E, Martin B, Meek J, Olson D, Farley M, Revis A, Holzbauer S, Bye M, Wilson L, Perlmutter R, Phipps E, Pierce R, Ocampo V, Kainer M, Smith M, McDonald L, Jernigan J, Guh A. 492. Long-Term Outcomes of Clostridium difficile Infection Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s182-s182. PMCID: PMC6253260, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClostridium difficile infectionEmerging Infections ProgramDifficile infectionInclusion criteriaCommon healthcare-associated infectionsPrevention's Emerging Infections ProgramMultivariable logistic regression modelICD-9-CM codesOlder adultsDifficile stool testMedicaid Services beneficiariesNumber of hospitalizationsHealthcare-associated infectionsSkilled nursing facilitiesLong-term riskLogistic regression modelsSame catchment areaExcess morbidityHospitalization statusStool testPoor outcomeTerm outcomesAdjusted oddsCDI casesChronic conditions
2016
Case-Control Study of Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Hospitalizations in Older Adults, United States, 2010–2011
Havers F, Sokolow L, Shay D, Farley M, Monroe M, Meek J, Kirley P, Bennett N, Morin C, Aragon D, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Zansky S, Baumbach J, Ferdinands J, Fry A. Case-Control Study of Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Hospitalizations in Older Adults, United States, 2010–2011. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2016, 63: 1304-1311. PMID: 27486114, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalizationsCase-control studyInfluenza hospitalizationsCase patientsAge groupsRecent hospitalizationRespiratory conditionsLower functional status scoresOlder adultsConditional logistic regression modelsAdjusted VE estimatesInfluenza-associated complicationsVaccine effectiveness dataChronic medical conditionsFunctional status scoresMonths of hospitalizationChronic health conditionsLogistic regression modelsPreventing LaboratoryInfluenza vaccinationVaccination statusVaccine effectivenessInfluenza seasonVE estimatesInfluenza infection
2015
Impact of Prompt Influenza Antiviral Treatment on Extended Care Needs After Influenza Hospitalization Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Chaves S, Pérez A, Miller L, Bennett N, Bandyopadhyay A, Farley M, Fowler B, Hancock E, Kirley P, Lynfield R, Ryan P, Morin C, Schaffner W, Sharangpani R, Lindegren M, Tengelsen L, Thomas A, Hill M, Bradley K, Oni O, Meek J, Zansky S, Widdowson M, Finelli L. Impact of Prompt Influenza Antiviral Treatment on Extended Care Needs After Influenza Hospitalization Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015, 61: 1807-1814. PMID: 26334053, DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllness onsetCommunity-dwelling adultsAntiviral treatmentExtended careCare needsEarly treatmentInfluenza hospitalizationsHospital dischargeIntensive care unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalizationsOlder adultsCommunity-dwelling older adultsInfluenza antiviral treatmentPrompt antiviral treatmentCare unit admissionImpact of influenzaLength of stayRisk survival analysisUnit admissionHospital lengthInfluenza seasonShortens hospitalizationNeurologic disordersRehabilitation facilityAntiviral agentsDoes 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
2014
600Case-control study of vaccine effectiveness in preventing influenza hospitalizations in older adults, United States, 2010-11
Havers F, Sokolow L, Farley M, Monroe M, Meek J, Kirley P, Bennett N, Morin C, Aragon D, Thomas A, Lindegren M, Zansky S, Baumbach J, Ferdinands J, Fry A. 600Case-control study of vaccine effectiveness in preventing influenza hospitalizations in older adults, United States, 2010-11. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2014, 1: s25-s25. DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofu051.67.Peer-Reviewed Original Research