Open AccessA Retrospective Test-Negative Case-Control Study to Evaluate Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Hospitalizations in Children
Author(s) -
İnci Yıldırım,
Carol M. Kao,
Ashley Tippett,
Piyarat Suntarattiwong,
Mohamed Munye,
Jumi Yi,
Mohnd Elmontser,
Elizabeth Quincer,
Chris Focht,
Nora Watson,
Hande Bilen,
Julia M Baker,
Ben Lopman,
Elena HogenEsch,
Christina A. Rostad,
Evan J. Anderson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab709
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , interquartile range , vaccination , influenza vaccine , odds ratio , logistic regression , case control study , pediatrics , immunology
Vaccination is the primary strategy to reduce influenza burden. Influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) can vary annually depending on circulating strains.