2024
The burden of all-cause mortality following influenza-associated hospitalizations, FluSurv-NET, 2010-2019
O’Halloran A, Millman A, Holstein R, Olsen S, Cummings C, Chai S, Kirley P, Alden N, Yousey-Hindes K, Meek J, Openo K, Fawcett E, Ryan P, Leegwater L, Henderson J, McMahon M, Lynfield R, Angeles K, Bleecker M, McGuire S, Spina N, Tesini B, Gaitan M, Lung K, Shiltz E, Thomas A, Talbott H, Schaffner W, Hill M, Reed C, Garg S. The burden of all-cause mortality following influenza-associated hospitalizations, FluSurv-NET, 2010-2019. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, ciae547. PMID: 39495002, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsInfluenza-associated deathsIn-hospitalInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkClinical characteristics of patientsHospital dischargeLaboratory-confirmed influenzaImpact of influenzaCharacteristics of patientsAll-cause mortalityMedical conditionsDied in-hospitalFluSurv-NETInfluenza hospitalizationsPost-discharge outcomesClinical characteristicsDeath certificatesOlder patientsPost-dischargeMedian daysPost-discharge deathsInfluenzaPatientsDays post-dischargeCardiovascular disease
2021
Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Pregnant Women With Influenza, 2010 to 2019 : A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.
Holstein R, Dawood FS, O'Halloran A, Cummings C, Ujamaa D, Daily Kirley P, Yousey-Hindes K, Fawcett E, Monroe ML, Kim S, Lynfield R, McMullen C, Muse A, Bennett NM, Billing LM, Sutton M, Thomas A, Talbot HK, Schaffner W, Risk I, Reed C, Garg S. Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Pregnant Women With Influenza, 2010 to 2019 : A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2021, 175: 149-158. PMID: 34958603, DOI: 10.7326/m21-3668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza-associated outcomesPregnant womenCross-sectional studyFetal outcomesHospital dischargeInfluenza seasonMechanical ventilationInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkIntensive care unit admissionMedical chart abstractionRepeated cross-sectional studySevere maternal outcomesCare unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenzaReproductive-aged womenHospitalized pregnant womenInfluenza A H1N1Multivariable logistic regressionHigh-priority target groupUnit admissionHospital deathICU admissionMaternal outcomesChart abstractionClinical characteristics
2015
Identification of population at risk for future Clostridium difficile infection following hospital discharge to be targeted for vaccine trials
Baggs J, Yousey-Hindes K, Ashley ED, Meek J, Dumyati G, Cohen J, Wise ME, McDonald LC, Lessa FC. Identification of population at risk for future Clostridium difficile infection following hospital discharge to be targeted for vaccine trials. Vaccine 2015, 33: 6241-6249. PMID: 26450660, PMCID: PMC4702247, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmerging Infections ProgramHigh-risk groupRisk groupsRisk scoreIndex hospitalizationHospital dischargeDerivation cohortVaccine trialsValidation cohortDifficile infectionCox proportional hazards modelRisk of CDIAcute care hospitalizationIdentification of patientsClostridium difficile infectionHospital discharge dataNumber of hospitalizationsLow-risk groupProportional hazards modelLarge academic centerAdmission diagnosisPrimary outcomeInpatient stayPatient populationPharmacy dataRisk Factors for Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection After Recent Discharge From an Acute-Care Hospitalization, 2011–2013
Epstein L, Mu Y, Belflower R, Scott J, Ray S, Dumyati G, Felsen C, Petit S, Yousey-Hindes K, Nadle J, Pasutti L, Lynfield R, Warnke L, Schaffner W, Leib K, Kallen AJ, Fridkin SK, Lessa FC. Risk Factors for Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection After Recent Discharge From an Acute-Care Hospitalization, 2011–2013. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015, 62: 45-52. PMID: 26338787, PMCID: PMC6557163, DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infectionsInvasive MRSA infectionsStaphylococcus aureus infectionCase patientsMRSA infectionRisk factorsMRSA colonizationHospital dischargeAureus infectionInvasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infectionsNursing homesInvasive devicesChronic woundsPrevention effortsAcute care hospitalizationIndependent risk factorMonths of dischargeCentral venous cathetersMedical record reviewSterile body sitesCase-control studyConditional logistic regressionEligible case patientsInvasive MRSAPostdischarge period