2022
2209. RSV-associated Hospitalizations in Adults Aged ≥18 Years and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, October 2018 – February 2022
Havers F, Whitaker M, Pham H, Anglin O, Milucky J, Patel K, Kirley P, Austin E, Meek J, Anderson E, Monroe M, Brown C, Bye E, Pacheco F, Barney G, Cafferky V, Sutton M, Talbot K, Chatelain R, Gerber S, Langley G, Kim L, Taylor C. 2209. RSV-associated Hospitalizations in Adults Aged ≥18 Years and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, October 2018 – February 2022. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac492.1828. PMCID: PMC9752662, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.1828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRespiratory syncytial virusLaboratory-confirmed respiratory syncytial virusPre-pandemic seasonsNonpharmaceutical interventionsRSV circulationCDC's Emerging Infections ProgramPopulation-based surveillance systemCOVID-19 pandemicGrant/research supportAdults AgedSyncytial virusClinical trialsInfections ProgramHospitalizationRSV seasonalitySignificant causeOlder adultsAdultsCase countsCOVID-19Safety monitoringSurveillance networkSurveillance systemContinued monitoringUnited States
2016
Increased Antiviral Treatment Among Hospitalized Children and Adults With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza, 2010–2015
Appiah GD, Chaves SS, Kirley PD, Miller L, Meek J, Anderson E, Oni O, Ryan P, Eckel S, Lynfield R, Bargsten M, Zansky SM, Bennett N, Lung K, McDonald-Hamm C, Thomas A, Brady D, Lindegren ML, Schaffner W, Hill M, Garg S, Fry AM, Campbell AP. Increased Antiviral Treatment Among Hospitalized Children and Adults With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza, 2010–2015. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2016, 64: 364-367. PMID: 28013261, PMCID: PMC5480237, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAntiviral AgentsChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanLength of StayLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedOseltamivirPandemicsProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSeasonsUnited StatesYoung Adult
2015
Improving Accuracy of Influenza-Associated Hospitalization Rate Estimates - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Millman A, Reed C, Kirley P, Aragon D, Meek J, Farley M, Ryan P, Collins J, Lynfield R, Baumbach J, Zansky S, Bennett N, Fowler B, Thomas A, Lindegren M, Atkinson A, Finelli L, Chaves S. Improving Accuracy of Influenza-Associated Hospitalization Rate Estimates - Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2015, 21: 1595-1601. PMID: 26292017, PMCID: PMC4550134, DOI: 10.3201/eid2109.141665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageHospitalization ratesAdults 18Test sensitivityLaboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizationsNational population-based surveillance systemLaboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalizationsPopulation-based surveillance systemInfectious Diseases journal - CDCInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsDiagnostic test typeFluSurv-NETInfluenza hospitalizationsInfluenza seasonPatient ageAge groupsTranscription-PCRAgeHospitalizationDiagnostic test sensitivitySensitive testAdultsSurveillance systemChildrenYearsPneumonia among adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza virus infection—United States, 2005–2008
Garg S, Jain S, Dawood FS, Jhung M, Pérez A, D’Mello T, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Arnold KE, Farley MM, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumbach J, Hancock EB, Zansky S, Bennett N, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Finelli L. Pneumonia among adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza virus infection—United States, 2005–2008. BMC Infectious Diseases 2015, 15: 369. PMID: 26307108, PMCID: PMC4550040, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-1004-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unit admissionSeasonal influenza virus infectionICD-9-CM codesCertain underlying conditionsEmerging Infections ProgramCare unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenzaInfluenza virus infectionCause of deathCXR infiltrateUnit admissionICU admissionOlder patientsMechanical ventilationMultivariable analysisUnderlying conditionInfections ProgramChest radiographsVirus infectionPneumoniaSummary diagnosisInfectious diseasesInfluenzaPatientsAdultsObesity not associated with severity among hospitalized adults with seasonal influenza virus infection
Braun ES, Crawford FW, Desai MM, Meek J, Kirley PD, Miller L, Anderson EJ, Oni O, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Bargsten M, Bennett NM, Lung KL, Thomas A, Mermel E, Lindegren ML, Schaffner W, Price A, Chaves SS. Obesity not associated with severity among hospitalized adults with seasonal influenza virus infection. Infection 2015, 43: 569-575. PMID: 26148927, DOI: 10.1007/s15010-015-0802-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal influenza virus infectionMultivariate logistic regression modelSeasonal influenza severityLaboratory-confirmed influenzaRisk of pneumoniaInfluenza virus infectionLogistic regression modelsHospitalized adultsICU admissionObese patientsSevere obesityInfluenza severityArtificial ventilationVirus infectionWeight categoriesObesityPneumoniaSeverityRegression modelsAdultsUnderweightPatientsAdmissionInfectionInfluenza
2012
Reduced Influenza Antiviral Treatment Among Children and Adults Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection in the Year After the 2009 Pandemic
Garg S, Chaves SS, Pérez A, D'Mello T, Gershman K, Meek J, Yousey-Hindes K, Arnold KE, Farley MM, Tengelsen L, Ryan P, Sharangpani R, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumbach J, Hancock EB, Zansky S, Bennett NM, Fowler B, Bradley K, Thomas A, Cooper T, Schaffner W, Boulton R, Finelli L, Fry AM. Reduced Influenza Antiviral Treatment Among Children and Adults Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection in the Year After the 2009 Pandemic. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2012, 55: e18-e21. PMID: 22543024, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis442.Peer-Reviewed Original Research