Influenza-associated hospitalizations in the United States

WW Thompson, DK Shay, E Weintraub, L Brammer… - Jama, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
ContextRespiratory viral infections are responsible for a large number of hospitalizations in
the United States each year. ObjectiveTo estimate annual influenza-associated
hospitalizations in the United States by hospital discharge category, discharge type, and age
group. Design, Setting, and ParticipantsNational Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) data
and World Health Organization Collaborating Laboratories influenza surveillance data were
used to estimate annual average numbers of hospitalizations associated with the circulation …