2022
2314. Hospitalizations and Antibiotic Use in the Year Prior to an Incident C. difficile Infection for Medicare Beneficiaries in Four States, 2016–2018
Hatfield K, Baggs J, Reddy S, Aranmolate R, Meek J, Fridkin S, Szydlowski J, Hatwar T, Dumyati G, Watkins J, Wilson C, McDonald L, Jernigan J, Guh A. 2314. Hospitalizations and Antibiotic Use in the Year Prior to an Incident C. difficile Infection for Medicare Beneficiaries in Four States, 2016–2018. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac492.146. PMCID: PMC9752406, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac492.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutpatient antibiotic useEmerging Infections ProgramClostridioides difficile infectionAntibiotic useCDI casesDifficile infectionRisk factorsMedicare beneficiariesPrevention's Emerging Infections ProgramAntibiotic classesPrior yearAntibiotic stewardship effortsC. difficile infectionMultiple risk factorsInpatient hospitalization dataMedicare Provider AnalysisTiming of hospitalizationGrant/research supportDifferent antibiotic classesAntibiotic prescriptionsCase patientsMedian lengthOutpatient antibioticsCDI surveillanceCDI diagnosis
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
2013
Complications and Associated Bacterial Coinfections Among Children Hospitalized With Seasonal or Pandemic Influenza, United States, 2003–2010
Dawood F, Chaves S, Pérez A, Reingold A, Meek J, Farley M, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Morin C, Baumbach J, Bennett N, Zansky S, Thomas A, Lindegren M, Schaffner W, Finelli L, Network F. Complications and Associated Bacterial Coinfections Among Children Hospitalized With Seasonal or Pandemic Influenza, United States, 2003–2010. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2013, 209: 686-694. PMID: 23986545, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive carePandemic influenzaLaboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalizationsBacteremia/sepsisInfluenza-associated complicationsIntensive care requirementAcute renal failurePopulation-based surveillanceSeverity of complicationsMedian hospitalization durationNinth Revision codesInfluenza hospitalizationsAsthma exacerbationsHospitalization durationInfluenza vaccinationRespiratory failureCommon complicationRenal failureBacterial coinfectionProlonged hospitalizationMedian lengthPrimary preventionRevision codesSeasonal influenzaHospitalized children