Burden of Seasonal Influenza Hospitalization in Children, United States, 2003 to 2008
Dawood FS, Fiore A, Kamimoto L, Bramley A, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Hadler J, Arnold KE, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Mueller M, Baumbach J, Zansky S, Bennett NM, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Kirschke D, Finelli L, Network E. Burden of Seasonal Influenza Hospitalization in Children, United States, 2003 to 2008. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2010, 157: 808-814. PMID: 20580018, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere outcomesInfluenza hospitalizationsHospitalization ratesHospitalized childrenEmerging Infections Program NetworkIntensive care unit admissionInfections Program NetworkSeasonal influenza hospitalizationsCare unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenzaPopulation-based surveillanceUnderlying medical conditionsHigher hospitalization ratesRate of hospitalizationProportion of childrenRapid diagnostic testsUnit admissionRespiratory failureBacterial coinfectionClinical courseHospital recordsSeasonal influenzaMedical historyDisease burdenIncidence rate