Adult Hospitalizations for Laboratory-Positive Influenza during the 2005–2006 through 2007–2008 Seasons in the United States
Dao C, Kamimoto L, Nowell M, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Arnold K, Farley M, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumbach J, Hancock E, Zansky S, Bennett N, Thomas A, Vandermeer M, Kirschke D, Schaffner W, Finelli L. Adult Hospitalizations for Laboratory-Positive Influenza during the 2005–2006 through 2007–2008 Seasons in the United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2010, 202: 881-888. PMID: 20677944, DOI: 10.1086/655904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsInfluenza seasonEmerging Infections Program NetworkEmerging Infections Program sitesHospitalization discharge diagnosesInfections Program NetworkInfluenza-associated complicationsRate of hospitalizationLaboratory-positive casesAge-specific ratesTypes/subtypesAdult hospitalizationsHospitalization surveillanceClinical characteristicsInfluenza B.Discharge diagnosisMedical conditionsHospitalizationMetabolic diseasesIncreased circulationInfluenza virusOverall rateInfluenzaPredominant seasonsAgeBurden 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