2015
Obesity 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
2014
The Burden of Influenza Hospitalizations in Infants From 2003 to 2012, United States
Chaves S, Perez A, Farley M, Miller L, Schaffner W, Lindegren M, Sharangpani R, Meek J, Yousey-Hindes K, Thomas A, Boulton R, Baumbach J, Hancock E, Bandyopadhyay A, Lynfield R, Morin C, Zansky S, Reingold A, Bennett N, Ryan P, Fowler B, Fry A, Finelli L. The Burden of Influenza Hospitalizations in Infants From 2003 to 2012, United States. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2014, 33: 912-919. PMID: 24577042, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of influenzaHigh-risk conditionsHospitalization ratesRisk factorsOlder infantsIntensive care unit admissionInfluenza-associated hospitalization ratesCare unit admissionRisk conditionsInfluenza hospitalizationsUnit admissionICU admissionInfluenza vaccinationRespiratory failureClinical characteristicsInfant hospitalizationHealthy infantsMost hospitalizationsPregnant womenLung diseaseCardiovascular diseaseUS infantsHospitalizationYoung infantsInfants