Association Between Hospitalization With Community-Acquired Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Pneumonia and Prior Receipt of Influenza Vaccination.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Few studies have evaluated the relationship between influenza vaccination and pneumonia, a serious complication of influenza infection.

Objective

To assess the association between influenza vaccination status and hospitalization for community-acquired laboratory-confirmed influenza pneumonia.

Design, setting, and participants

The Etiology of Pneumonia in the Community (EPIC) study was a prospective observational multicenter study of hospitalizations for community-acquired pneumonia conducted from January 2010 through June 2012 at 4 US sites. In this case-control study, we used EPIC data from patients 6 months or older with laboratory-confirmed influenza infection and verified vaccination status during the influenza seasons and excluded patients with recent

SUBMITTER: Grijalva CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4688454 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature