The association of meningococcal disease with influenza in the United States, 1989-2009.

ABSTRACT:

Importance and objective

Prior influenza infection is a risk factor for invasive meningococcal disease. Quantifying the fraction of meningococcal disease attributable to influenza could improve understanding of viral-bacterial interaction and indicate additional health benefits to influenza immunization.

Design, setting and participants

A time series analysis of the association of influenza and meningococcal disease using hospitalizations in 9 states from 1989-2009 included in the State Inpatient Databases from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the proportion of positive influenza tests by subtype reported to the Centers for Disease Control. The model accounts for the autocorrelation of meningococcal disease and influenza between weeks, temporal trends, co-c

SUBMITTER: Jacobs JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4180274 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature