Influenza-Associated Hospitalization Rates by Underlying Conditions, 2016–2017 to 2019–2020: A Retrospective Cohort Study
The burden of baseline medical conditions is associated with higher rates of influenza-associated hospitalization. Among those with varying types and number of UMCs, if vaccination prevalence had been lower than observed, influenza-associated hospitalization rates would have been higher. These findings highlight the importance of preventive medical care and annual influenza vaccination in reducing influenza-associated hospitalizations, particularly for individuals at high risk.
Authors
- Kai Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2939-0669)
- Toan C. Ong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6787-1407)
- Shruti K. Gohil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1932-7540)
- Allison L. Naleway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-4643)
- Catherine H. Bozio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6566-7138)
- Aaron M. Frutos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6948-3918)
- Mark W. Tenforde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8702-8393)
- Rebecca V. Fink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3255-4756)
- Malini B. DeSilva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3705-1672)
- Anupam B. Kharbanda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5231-9855)
- Carrie Reed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7944-7638)
- Sarah W. Ball (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0903-8107)
- Devi Sundaresan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-5548)
- Stephanie A. Irving (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7437-6797)
- Suchitra Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0334-6301)
- Shikha Garg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3493-2989)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Westat (United States) (US)
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Minnesota West Community & Technical College (US)
- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (US)
- Epidemic Intelligence Service (US)
- Children's Minnesota (US)
- Irvine University (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- HealthPartners (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf164
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35