2022
Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes of Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in US Children Over 9 Seasons Following the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic
Kamidani S, Garg S, Rolfes MA, Campbell AP, Cummings CN, Haston JC, Openo KP, Fawcett E, Chai SJ, Herlihy R, Yousey-Hindes K, Monroe ML, Kim S, Lynfield R, Smelser C, Muse A, Felsen CB, Billing L, Thomas A, Talbot HK, Schaffner W, Risk I, Anderson EJ. Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes of Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in US Children Over 9 Seasons Following the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 75: 1930-1939. PMID: 35438769, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkHospital mortality rateMechanical ventilationMortality rateIntensive care unit admissionRecent population-based dataCare unit admissionInfluenza vaccination ratesLaboratory-confirmed influenzaInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsMultivariable logistic regressionPopulation-based dataHospitalization incidence ratesMonths of ageUnit admissionAntiviral treatmentVaccination ratesRisk factorsIncidence rateHigher oddsUS childrenHospitalizationDisease controlLogistic regressionPneumonia
2020
Risk Factors for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)–Associated Hospitalization: COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Ko JY, Danielson ML, Town M, Derado G, Greenlund KJ, Kirley PD, Alden NB, Yousey-Hindes K, Anderson EJ, Ryan PA, Kim S, Lynfield R, Torres SM, Barney GR, Bennett NM, Sutton M, Talbot HK, Hill M, Hall AJ, Fry AM, Garg S, Kim L, Whitaker M, O’Halloran A, Holstein R, Garvin W, Chai S, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Openo K, Monroe M, Henderson J, Como-Sabetti K, Davis S, Spina N, Felsen C, West N, Schaffner W, George A. Risk Factors for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)–Associated Hospitalization: COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 72: e695-e703. PMID: 32945846, PMCID: PMC7543371, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationChronic kidney diseaseHospitalization ratesRace/ethnicitySevere obesityKidney diseaseRisk factorsMedical conditionsLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemHigher hospitalization riskRace/ethnicity strataHistory of strokeObstructive pulmonary diseaseUnderlying medical conditionsCoronary artery diseaseHigher hospitalization ratesCommunity-dwelling adultsCoronavirus disease 2019Surveillance networkPoisson regression modelsSurveillance systemRisk Factors for Intensive Care Unit Admission and In-hospital Mortality Among Hospitalized Adults Identified through the US Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET)
Kim L, Garg S, O’Halloran A, Whitaker M, Pham H, Anderson EJ, Armistead I, Bennett NM, Billing L, Como-Sabetti K, Hill M, Kim S, Monroe ML, Muse A, Reingold AL, Schaffner W, Sutton M, Talbot HK, Torres SM, Yousey-Hindes K, Holstein R, Cummings C, Brammer L, Hall AJ, Fry AM, Langley GE. Risk Factors for Intensive Care Unit Admission and In-hospital Mortality Among Hospitalized Adults Identified through the US Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET). Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 72: e206-e214. PMID: 32674114, PMCID: PMC7454425, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionHospital mortalityICU admissionUnit admissionMale sexRisk factorsAge 50Independent factorsCOVID-19-related complicationsLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Surveillance networkCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) casesInvasive mechanical ventilationIn-Hospital MortalityChronic lung diseaseAcute care hospitalsCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19Rigorous hand hygieneRenal diseaseMechanical ventilationMultivariable analysisLung diseaseSevere outcomes
2015
Risk 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
2013
Heavy alcohol use as a risk factor for severe outcomes among adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza, 2005–2012
Greenbaum A, Chaves S, Perez A, Aragon D, Bandyopadhyay A, Bennett N, Fowler B, Hancock E, Lynfield R, McDonald-Hamm C, Reingold A, Ryan P, Schaffner W, Sharangpani R, Spencer M, Thomas A, Yousey-Hindes K, Zansky S, Finelli L. Heavy alcohol use as a risk factor for severe outcomes among adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza, 2005–2012. Infection 2013, 42: 165-170. PMID: 24243481, DOI: 10.1007/s15010-013-0534-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research