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 conditionsHospitalizations 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
Hospital-acquired influenza in the United States, FluSurv-NET, 2011–2012 through 2018–2019
Cummings C, O’Halloran A, Azenkot T, Reingold A, Alden N, Meek J, Anderson E, Ryan P, Kim S, McMahon M, McMullen C, Spina N, Bennett N, Billing L, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Talbot H, George A, Reed C, Garg S. Hospital-acquired influenza in the United States, FluSurv-NET, 2011–2012 through 2018–2019. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 1447-1453. PMID: 34607624, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-acquired influenzaInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsHA influenzaHospital infection control measuresInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkFacility-based testingPositive test dateRespiratory symptom onsetAnnual influenza vaccinationHA casesInfection control measuresSymptom onset dateCross-sectional studyYears of agePopulation-based ratesInfluenza vaccinationClinical characteristicsICU careSymptom onsetInfluenza vaccineMechanical ventilationSevere outcomesPatient outcomesInfluenza casesHospitalization
2014
Child, Household, and Caregiver Characteristics Associated with Hospitalization for Influenza Among Children 6–59 Months of Age
Dharan N, Sokolow L, Cheng P, Gargiullo P, Gershman K, Lynfield R, Morin C, Thomas A, Meek J, Farley M, Arnold K, Reingold A, Craig A, Schaffner W, Bennett N, Zansky S, Baumbach J, Lathrop S, Kamimoto L, Shay D. Child, Household, and Caregiver Characteristics Associated with Hospitalization for Influenza Among Children 6–59 Months of Age. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2014, 33: e141-e150. PMID: 24642518, PMCID: PMC4025593, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of ageChildren 6Influenza hospitalizationsInfluenza illnessInfluenza vaccinationMaternal ageRisk factorsSevere outcomesChronic illnessEmerging Infections Program sitesLaboratory-confirmed influenza infectionIndependent risk factorInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsYoung maternal ageCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionYoung childrenHematologic/Influenza immunizationHousehold smokingEligible casesInfluenza infectionNeurologic conditionsEligible controlsMedical records
2010
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