Burden of severe illness associated with laboratory confirmed influenza in adults aged 50-64 years: A rapid review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the high burden of illness caused by seasonal influenza in children and the elderly is well recognize, less is known about the burden in adults 50-64 years of age. The lack of data for this age group is a key challenge in evaluating the cost-effectiveness of immunization programs. We aimed to assess influenza-associated hospitalization and mortality rates and case fatality rates for hospitalized cases among adults aged 50-64 years.

Methods

This rapid review was conducted according to the PRISMA; we searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, Web of Science, and grey literature for articles and reports published since 2010. Studies reporting rates of hospitalization and/or mortality associated with laboratory-confirmed influenza among adults 50-64 or 45-64 years of a

SUBMITTER: Kim DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9178069 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature