Influenza epidemiology in patients admitted to sentinel Australian hospitals in 2016: the Influenza Complications Alert Network (FluCAN).

Influenza epidemiology in patients admitted to sentinel Australian hospitals in 2016: the Influenza Complications Alert Network (FluCAN). Commun Dis Intell Q Rep. 2017 Dec 01;41(4):E337-E347 Authors: Cheng AC, Holmes M, Dwyer DE, Irving L, Korman T, Senenayake S, Macartney K, Blyth C, Brown S, Waterer G, Cooley L, Friedman ND, Wark P, Simpson G, Upham J, Bowler S, Brady S, Kotsimbos T, Kelly P Abstract During the period 1 April to 30 October 2016 (the 2016 influenza season), 1,952 patients were admitted with confirmed influenza to one of 17 FluCAN sentinel hospitals. Of these, 46% were elderly (e65 years), 18% were children (<16 years), 5% were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 3% were pregnant and 76% had chronic co-morbidities. PMID: 29864387 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research