Vaccination status as a determinant of hospitalization in influenza: Insights from emergency department data
Seasonal influenza vaccination was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospitalization in patients presenting with influenza-like illness to the emergency department. These findings support public health initiatives to enhance influenza vaccine coverage, particularly for the elderly.
Authors
- Ramazan Azim Okyay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8767-2771)
- Mehmet Can Erişen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1976-2787)
- Berçem Berent Kaya
- Hilmi Erdem Sumbul
- Merve Saracoglu Sumbul
- Burhan Fatih Kocyigit
Institutions
- University of Health Science (KH)
- Directorate of Health (IS)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Adana Science and Technology University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-025-05401-4
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00