Hospitalizations Associated With Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the United States, 1993–2008
Author(s) -
Hong Zhou,
W. Thompson,
Cécile Viboud,
Corinne Ringholz,
Po-Yung Cheng,
Claudia Steiner,
Glen R. Abedi,
Larry J. Anderson,
Lynnette Brammer,
David K. Shay
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis211
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , epidemiology , pediatrics , virus , demography , immunology , sociology
Age-specific comparisons of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalization rates can inform prevention efforts, including vaccine development plans. Previous US studies have not estimated jointly the burden of these viruses using similar data sources and over many seasons.
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