2021
Influenza Antiviral Treatment and Length of Stay
Campbell AP, Tokars JI, Reynolds S, Garg S, Kirley PD, Miller L, Yousey-Hindes K, Anderson EJ, Oni O, Monroe M, Kim S, Lynfield R, Smelser C, Muse AT, Felsen C, Billing LM, Thomas A, Mermel E, Lindegren ML, Schaffner W, Price A, Fry AM. Influenza Antiviral Treatment and Length of Stay. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021050417. PMID: 34470815, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-050417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaboratory-confirmed influenzaAntiviral treatmentMedical conditionsHospitalized patientsIllness onsetHigh-risk medical conditionsInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkKaplan-Meier survival analysisEarly antiviral treatmentEmpiric antiviral treatmentInfluenza antiviral treatmentLength of stayHospital lengthICU cohortMedian LOSSymptom onsetShorter hospitalizationPrevention recommendationsTime-dependent variablesCox modelAntiviral agentsSurvival analysisCohortDisease controlInfluenza
2019
Age-Related Differences in Hospitalization Rates, Clinical Presentation, and Outcomes Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Influenza—U.S. Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET)
Czaja CA, Miller L, Alden N, Wald HL, Cummings CN, Rolfes MA, Anderson EJ, Bennett NM, Billing LM, Chai SJ, Eckel S, Mansmann R, McMahon M, Monroe ML, Muse A, Risk I, Schaffner W, Thomas AR, Yousey-Hindes K, Garg S, Herlihy RK. Age-Related Differences in Hospitalization Rates, Clinical Presentation, and Outcomes Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Influenza—U.S. Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET). Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: ofz225. PMID: 31363771, PMCID: PMC6602897, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaboratory-confirmed influenzaInfluenza hospitalizationsAge-related differencesHospitalization ratesInfluenza seasonClinical presentationInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkInfluenza-associated hospitalization ratesOlder adultsHospital deathHospitalized patientsMedical historyHigher oddsAge strataPatientsAge groupsHospitalizationTreatment effortsAdultsPopulation ratesSurveillance networkInfluenzaPresentationStepwise increaseAge
2016
Utility of Keywords from Chest Radiograph Reports for Pneumonia Surveillance among Hospitalized Patients with Influenza: The CDC Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network, 2008–2009
Bramley AM, Chaves SS, Dawood FS, Doshi S, Reingold A, Miller L, Yousey-Hindes K, Farley MM, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Baumbach J, Zansky S, Bennett N, Thomas A, Schaffner W, Finelli L, Jain S. Utility of Keywords from Chest Radiograph Reports for Pneumonia Surveillance among Hospitalized Patients with Influenza: The CDC Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network, 2008–2009. Public Health Reports 2016, 131: 483-490. PMID: 27252568, PMCID: PMC4869084, DOI: 10.1177/003335491613100314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaboratory-confirmed influenza virus infectionInfluenza virus infectionPositive predictive valueChest radiograph reportsVirus infectionPercent agreementPneumonia surveillanceRadiograph reportsInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkAdmission chest radiographsClinical Modification codesAbsence of pneumoniaDischarge summary dataComposite reference standardCohen's K statisticPublic health responsePublic health surveillanceU.S. study sitesStaff membersHospitalized patientsPleural effusionNinth RevisionPneumonia casesChest radiographsK statistic
2014
Vital signs: improving antibiotic use among hospitalized patients.
Fridkin S, Baggs J, Fagan R, Magill S, Pollack LA, Malpiedi P, Slayton R, Khader K, Rubin MA, Jones M, Samore MH, Dumyati G, Dodds-Ashley E, Meek J, Yousey-Hindes K, Jernigan J, Shehab N, Herrera R, McDonald L, Schneider A, Srinivasan A. Vital signs: improving antibiotic use among hospitalized patients. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2014, 63: 194-200. PMID: 24598596, PMCID: PMC4584728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClostridium difficile infectionAntibiotic prescribingAntibiotic useIncidence of CDIInpatient antibiotic useDays of therapyNational administrative databaseBroad-spectrum antibioticsHealth care providersAntibiotic-resistant infectionsHospitalized patientsSurgical wardsDifficile infectionImproved prescribingAdministrative databasesAntibiotic exposureIncorrect prescribingPrescribingPatientsHospitalPatient recordsPatient safetyU.S. hospitalsAntibiotic resistanceAntibiotics
2013
Patients Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza During the 2010–2011 Influenza Season: Exploring Disease Severity by Virus Type and Subtype
Chaves SS, Aragon D, Bennett N, Cooper T, D'Mello T, Farley M, Fowler B, Hancock E, Kirley PD, Lynfield R, Ryan P, Schaffner W, Sharangpani R, Tengelsen L, Thomas A, Thurston D, Williams J, Yousey-Hindes K, Zansky S, Finelli L. Patients Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza During the 2010–2011 Influenza Season: Exploring Disease Severity by Virus Type and Subtype. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2013, 208: 1305-1314. PMID: 23863950, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirus type/subtypeAntiviral treatmentTypes/subtypesInfluenza seasonMedical conditionsNeuromuscular disordersOdds of severityPrompt antiviral treatmentChronic lung diseaseChronic metabolic diseaseHospitalized patientsIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisInfluenza preventionLung diseasePopulation immunityB virusSevere diseaseHealthcare seekingMetabolic diseasesDisease severityVirus typeSurveillance dataVirus strainsPatients