Influenza Journal Articles

• The Prevention of Infections in Older Adults: Vaccination What are the recommended vaccinations for older adults? This review offers practical guidance on appropriate vaccines and their timing, as well as vaccination in older populations with special needs.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, February 18, 2020
• Early Season Pediatric Influenza B/Victoria Virus Infections For the first time in over 25 years, surveillance shows that influenza B is the predominant circulating influenza virus in the U.S. in the current 2019-20 season.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, February 03, 2020
• Ambulance Dispatches for Respiratory Infection Surveillance Might data from ambulance dispatch calls provide another source for influenza surveillance?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 27, 2020
• EVALI: Reducing the Risk for Rehospitalization and Death These updated guidelines focus on discharge planning for patients with e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury, with the aim of reducing the risk of rehospitalization or mortality.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 24, 2020
• Pediatric Influenza Vaccinations and Antibiotic Resistance Have pediatric influenza vaccines resulted in a reduction in antibiotic utilization and resistance?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 22, 2020
• Asthma/Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap What is asthma/COPD overlap and how should it be treated? A new review discusses the identification and management of this condition.
  Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, January 10, 2020
• Lung Biopsy Findings in Vaping Associated Pulmonary Illness This case series describes the clinical findings and histopathologic features of lung disease attributable to vaping.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, January 07, 2020
• Efficacy and Safety of Pasireotide in Cushing's Disease Is long-acting pasireotide a safe and effective therapeutic option for patients with Cushing's disease?
  Clinical Endocrinology, December 17, 2019
• Serosurvey for Influenza D Virus Exposure in Cattle A serosurveillance study provides insight into the circulation of influenza D virus among cattle in the United States.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 04, 2019
• Preparing Intensive Care for the Next Pandemic Influenza Are ICUs adequately prepared for the next major flu pandemic?
  Critical Care, November 27, 2019
• Septic Arthritis of the Glenohumeral Joint After Flu Vaccine A patient presents with septic arthritis of the shoulder after the administration of an influenza vaccine. Is this a common complication?
  Current Orthopaedic Practice, November 26, 2019
• Susceptibility of Influenza A, B, C, and D to Baloxavir How effective is baloxavir against these four types of influenza viruses?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, November 25, 2019
• Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months National immunization guidelines recommend routine vaccinations by age 24 months, yet there are disparities in coverage. What strategies might help fill the gap?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 04, 2019
• Predicting Risk of Preventable Hospitalization in Dementia Might this newly developed prediction model help identify which patients with dementia are at highest risk of potentially preventable hospitalization?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, November 01, 2019
• Update: Interim Guidance for Vaping-Associated Lung Injury This report provides updated guidance regarding the management of patients presenting with suspected vaping-associated lung injury.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 01, 2019
• Sepsis in Pregnancy: Recognition and Resuscitation The diagnosis and management of maternal sepsis requires specific considerations. What are they?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, October 30, 2019
• Risk Prediction Models for T2DM Using Machine Learning The authors built predictive models for type 2 diabetes using multiple machine learning algorithms including SVM, logistic regression, neural network, and more. Which showed the highest accuracy?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, October 29, 2019
• Influenza Activity 2019 and 2020 Southern Hemisphere Vaccine Review the 2019 summer activity of influenza in the United States as compiled by the CDC and the components of the 2020 Southern Hemisphere influenza vaccine as recommended by the WHO.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 25, 2019
• Improving Flu Vaccination Rates for Pediatric Hem/Onc Patients This paper describes the implementation of an influenza vaccine screening and administration process to improve influenza vaccination rates among pediatric hematology and oncology inpatients.
  Pediatric Nursing, October 16, 2019
• Respiratory Viral Infections and the Risk of RA Are respiratory viral infections associated with an increased risk for the later development of rheumatoid arthritis? A new study investigates.
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, October 14, 2019