Efemona A Famati, Dawud Ujamaa, Alissa O'Halloran, Pam Daily Kirley, Shua J Chai, Isaac Armistead, Nisha B Alden, Kimberly Yousey-Hindes, Kyle P Openo, Patricia A Ryan, Maya L Monroe, Anna Falkowski, Sue Kim, Ruth Lynfield, Melissa McMahon, Kathy M Angeles, Sarah A Khanlian, Nancy L Spina, Nancy M Bennett, Maria A Gaitán, Eli Shiltz, Krista Lung, Ann Thomas, H Keipp Talbot, William Schaffner, Andrea George, Holly Staten, Catherine H Bozio, Shikha Garg
BACKGROUND: Older age and chronic conditions are associated with severe influenza outcomes; however, data are only comprehensively available for adults ≥65 years old. Using data from the Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET), we identified characteristics associated with severe outcomes in adults 18-49 years old hospitalized with influenza. METHODS: We included FluSurv-NET data from nonpregnant adults 18-49 years old hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza during the 2011-2012 through 2018-2019 seasons...
December 2023: Open Forum Infectious Diseases