2023
412. Comparison of Outcomes in Pneumonia Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 and Influenza in Connecticut, 2015-2020
Kim D, Yousey-Hindes K. 412. Comparison of Outcomes in Pneumonia Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 and Influenza in Connecticut, 2015-2020. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad500.482. PMCID: PMC10679268, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute respiratory distress syndromeAge groupsFluSurv-NETRespiratory failureMedian lengthDischarge diagnosisPneumonia casesChest X-ray/CTIntensive care unit admissionEmerging Infections ProgramAcute respiratory failureCare unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenzaChronic lung diseaseRespiratory distress syndromeLonger median lengthCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicLength of stayChronic metabolic diseaseComparison of outcomesCOVID-19 hospitalizationHospitalized COVID-19COVID-19Disease 2019 pandemicSame age group
2022
Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021
McWilliams C, Bothwell L, Yousey‐Hindes K, Hadler J. Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2022, 17: e13082. PMID: 36509459, PMCID: PMC9835416, DOI: 10.1111/irv.13082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospitalizationNon-Hispanic blacksGeocoded residential addressesAge-adjusted incidenceNon-Hispanic whitesHispanic/LatinxVaccination ratesLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Residential addressesSocioeconomic statusSurveillance Network databaseCommunity-dwelling residentsNon-institutionalized personsIntroduction of vaccinesLow socioeconomic statusCensus tract measuresRace/ethnicityLower SES groupsVaccine registryVaccine introductionVaccination levelsHospitalizationVaccine rolloutDelta wavesSES disparities
2021
Persistence of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic status disparities among non‐institutionalized patients hospitalized with COVID‐19 in Connecticut, July to December 2020
Chiumento G, Yousey‐Hindes K, Edmundson A, Hadler JL. Persistence of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic status disparities among non‐institutionalized patients hospitalized with COVID‐19 in Connecticut, July to December 2020. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2021, 16: 532-541. PMID: 34874099, PMCID: PMC8983889, DOI: 10.1111/irv.12945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospitalizationGeocoded residential addressesLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19COVID-19Community-dwelling patientsSocioeconomic statusFirst-time hospitalizationAge-adjusted incidenceNon-institutionalized personsNon-institutionalized patientsFirst COVID-19 waveNon-Hispanic blacksFuture pandemic planningSocioeconomic status disparitiesCensus tract-level povertyLow socioeconomic statusNon-Hispanic whitesTract-level povertyHospitalization 2Initial lockdownCOVID-19 waveHospitalized casesCongregate settingsPandemic planningNursing homes