Risk factors for hospital-acquired influenza A and patient characteristics: a matched case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While hospital-acquired influenza A results in an additional cost burden and considerable mortality in patients, its risk factors are unknown. We aimed to describe the characteristics of patients vulnerable to hospital-acquired influenza A and to identify its risk factors to assist clinicians control hospital-acquired infections and reduce the burden of treatment.

Methods

A case-control study was conducted among hospitalized patients aged ≥18 years at a tertiary level teaching hospital during the 2018-2019 influenza A season. Patient data were retrieved from hospital-based electronic medical records. Hospital-acquired influenza A was defined as a case of influenza A diagnosed 7 days or more after admission, in a patient with no evidence of influenza A infection on

SUBMITTER: Yang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7675395 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature