2016
Benefit of Early Initiation of Influenza Antiviral Treatment to Pregnant Women Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza
Oboho I, Reed C, Gargiullo P, Leon M, Aragon D, Meek J, Anderson E, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Bargsten M, Zansky S, Fowler B, Thomas A, Lindegren M, Schaffner W, Risk I, Finelli L, Chaves S. Benefit of Early Initiation of Influenza Antiviral Treatment to Pregnant Women Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2016, 214: 507-515. PMID: 26908745, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza antiviral treatmentSevere influenzaAntiviral treatmentLength of stayPregnant womenEarly initiationInfluenza vaccinationIntensive care unit admissionAnnual influenza vaccinationCare unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenzaUnit admissionPregnancy trimesterPreterm deliveryRespiratory failurePulmonary embolismInfluenza seasonMedian ageSeverity strataMechanical ventilationParametric survival analysisIllness onsetInfant morbidityMedian lengthFetal loss
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 agents