Influenza Journal Articles

• Promoting Well-Being and Independence in Older Adults This report highlights various public health programs and opportunities for promoting health and well-being in older persons and their caregivers.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 2018
• Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years Is vaccination coverage among U.S. adolescents improving?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 2018
• Comorbidities and COPD Severity in a Clinic-Based Cohort Might the presence of specific comorbidities in COPD contribute to disease severity?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, September 2018
• Strengthening Global Public Health Surveillance The equitable sharing of public health surveillance data can help control or prevent infectious diseases. Which strategies may encourage the process?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 2018
• The US Domestic Influenza Virologic Surveillance Landscape The development of a process map characterizing the landscape of US influenza virologic surveillance may help improve pandemic planning and response efforts.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 2018
• C. diff Infection and Graft Loss in Solid Organ Transplants The development of C. difficile infection following solid organ transplantation may contribute to an increased risk of graft loss, a new study suggests.
  American Journal of Transplantation, August 2018
• Progress in Vaccine-Preventable and Respiratory Infections What strategic improvements have helped prevent the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 2018
• Westward Spread of Avian Influenza A Virus Among Humans This report provides insight into the origination and spread of human infection with H7N9 virus in China.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 2018
• Effectiveness of Probiotics on Infections in Older People Might probiotics reduce the occurrence of infections in older adults?
  Age and Ageing, July 2018
• Updated Isoniazid-Rifapentine Regimen to Treat Latent TB Review the latest CDC recommendations for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in adults and children.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, July 2018
• Stringent Vaccination of Cancer Patients: Is It Important? New recommendations provide guidance for immunization of cancer patients and survivors.
  Annals of Oncology, July 2018
• Impact of Aging and HIV on Serologic Response to Flu Vaccine In what ways might patient age and HIV status impact seasonal influenza vaccine responses?
  AIDS, June 2018
• Immunosuppression, Past Vaccines, and Smallpox Reemergence Has the immunologic status of the population played a role in the re-emergence of the smallpox virus?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 2018
• Survival of Patients With Severe ARDS Treated Without ECMO A new study explores the survival rates of patients with severe ARDS who were managed without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
  American Journal of Critical Care, June 2018
• News for Pediatric Healthcare Providers From the FDA Which drugs have been newly developed or indicated for pediatric patients? Find out what there is to know.
  Pediatric Pharmacotherapy, June 2018
• The Emerging Role of the Microbiota in the ICU How might knowledge regarding the gut and lung microbiome contribute to the field of intensive care medicine? Could there be therapeutic implications?
  Critical Care, May 2018
• The Human Respiratory Microbiome: Implications and Impact A better understanding of the respiratory microbiome and its impact on lung diseases could have important therapeutic implications.
  Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, May 2018
• Genome Sequencing to Define Institutional Flu Outbreaks Is routine genome sequencing a useful means of defining influenza outbreaks in hospitals or long-term care facilities?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2018
• Influenza Risk Assessment Tool for Prepandemic Preparedness An influenza risk assessment tool developed by the CDC could have important implications for pre-pandemic preparedness.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2018
• Delay in Global Disease Outbreak Response: H1N1, Ebola, Zika What have we learned from the recent Zika, Ebola, and H1N1 crises about sources of delays in recognizing and responding to global disease outbreaks, and the factors that influence them?
  American Journal of Public Health, March 2018