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 homesClinical Trends Among U.S. Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19, March to December 2020
Garg S, Patel K, Pham H, Whitaker M, O'Halloran A, Milucky J, Anglin O, Kirley PD, Reingold A, Kawasaki B, Herlihy R, Yousey-Hindes K, Maslar A, Anderson EJ, Openo KP, Weigel A, Teno K, Ryan PA, Monroe ML, Reeg L, Kim S, Como-Sabetti K, Bye E, Davis S, Eisenberg N, Muse A, Barney G, Bennett NM, Felsen CB, Billing L, Shiltz J, Sutton M, Abdullah N, Talbot HK, Schaffner W, Hill M, Chatelain R, Wortham J, Taylor C, Hall A, Fry AM, Kim L, Havers FP. Clinical Trends Among U.S. Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19, March to December 2020. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2021, 174: m21-1991. PMID: 34370517, PMCID: PMC8381761, DOI: 10.7326/m21-1991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine MonophosphateAdolescentAdrenal Cortex HormonesAdultAge DistributionAgedAlanineAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19Critical CareCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHospitalizationHumansIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsRespiration, ArtificialSARS-CoV-2United StatesVasoconstrictor AgentsYoung AdultConceptsICU admissionClinical trendsMechanical ventilationCOVID-19COVID-19-associated hospitalizationIntensive care unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19U.S. adultsNon-Hispanic black personsCare unit admissionHospital death rateNoninvasive respiratory supportUse of remdesivirPercentage of interventionsCross-sectional studyCOVID-19 vaccineNon-Hispanic whitesSystemic corticosteroidsUnit admissionVasopressor useHospitalized adultsRespiratory supportCase patientsMedian ageSubstantial morbidity
2018
2494. Influenza B Hospitalizations Are Associated With Mortality in Children, FluSurv-NET, 2011–2017
Garg S, O’Halloran A, Cummings C, Chai S, Alden N, Yousey-Hindes K, Anderson E, Ryan P, Collins J, Smelser C, Blog D, Felsen C, Billing L, Thomas A, Talbot H, Spencer M, Lynfield R, Reed C. 2494. Influenza B Hospitalizations Are Associated With Mortality in Children, FluSurv-NET, 2011–2017. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s748-s749. PMCID: PMC6255344, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.2146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital mortalityUnivariate analysisVirus infectionInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkInfluenza B virus infectionLaboratory-confirmed influenzaB virus infectionInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsMultivariable logistic regressionInfluenza B virusNon-Hispanic whitesCharacteristics of childrenClinical courseMedian ageMedical chartsMechanical ventilationIllness onsetIntensive careUnadjusted oddsHospitalized childrenB virusIndependent associationSevere outcomesNeurologic diseaseInfluenza type