2015
Pneumonia 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 diseasesInfluenzaPatientsAdults
2011
Association Between Use of Statins and Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Virus Infections: A Multistate Study
Vandermeer M, Thomas A, Kamimoto L, Reingold A, Gershman K, Meek J, Farley M, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Baumbach J, Schaffner W, Bennett N, Zansky S. Association Between Use of Statins and Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Virus Infections: A Multistate Study. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2011, 205: 13-19. PMID: 22170954, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmerging Infections ProgramLaboratory-confirmed influenzaInfluenza virus infectionVirus infectionPrevention's Emerging Infections ProgramMultivariable logistic regression modelInfluenza-related deathsChronic lung diseaseUse of statinsAdministration of statinsRisk of mortalityLogistic regression modelsProtective oddsHospitalized adultsInfluenza testsInfluenza vaccinationStatin useInfluenza seasonRenal diseaseAntiviral administrationImmunomodulatory effectsLung diseaseActive surveillanceInfections ProgramStatins