Influenza Journal Articles

• Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated With E-Cigarette Use This report offers guidance to clinicians for recognizing and reporting cases of severe pulmonary disease which may be associated with the use of electronic cigarette products.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 2019
• Outbreak of E-Cigarette-Associated Acute Lipoid Pneumonia This outbreak of five patients hospitalized for hypoxemic respiratory failure highlights a potential association between use of marijuana oils or concentrates in e-cigarettes and lipoid pneumonia.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 2019
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Homeless Populations Do homeless persons experience higher rates of RSV? What factors may contribute to the risk for these infections?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 2019
• Risk Factors for MDROs Among Deceased Organ Donors What factors may help identify the deceased transplant donors at risk of carrying multidrug-resistant organisms?
  American Journal of Transplantation, September 2019
• Vaccination Coverage Among US Adolescents Aged 13-17 This report surveyed vaccination coverage among adolescents in the United States, with a special emphasis on HPV vaccine and meningococcal vaccine.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 2019
• Influenza Virus-Related Critical Illness This article provides insights into the pathophysiology and epidemiology of influenza virus infection among critically ill patients.
  Critical Care, September 2019
• Three-year Effectiveness and Safety of Vedolizumab for IBD This study examined the effectiveness and safety of long-term vedolizumab maintenance therapy in patients with moderate-to-severe active ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, August 2019
• Equine Influenza Virus -- A Neglected, Reemergent Disease A better understanding of previous equine influenza virus outbreaks could help guide future prevention strategies.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 2019
• Alcohol Hangover: Underlying Mechanisms What have we learned about the underlying mechanisms implicated in hangover pathology?
  Alcohol and Alcoholism, July 2019
• Influenza Virus-Related Critical Illness When should influenza be considered in patients admitted to the ICU, and how are the associated complications best treated?
  Critical Care, July 2019
• Health-Related Workplace Absenteeism Among Full-Time Workers How did the most recent influenza season impact workplace absenteeism in the US? Were certain groups or occupations more affected than others?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, July 2019
• Impacts of New and Novel Rapid Diagnostics Learn more about newly available rapid diagnostic technologies that can play an important role in prevention and antimicrobial utilization.
  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, July 2019
• Personalizing Treatment to Patients With Prostate Cancer Nurses can play an important role in delivering high-quality, personalized care to men with prostate cancer.
  Urologic Nursing, June 2019
• Needle Procedures: Let's Try to Do Better A traumatic experience with an injection can lead to the development of needle phobias in children. How can we do better?
  Pediatric Nursing, June 2019
• Infectious Disease Communication Strategy Effectiveness A better understanding of how to improve infectious disease communication strategies may help increase vaccination rates.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 2019
• Discrimination Between Bacterial or Viral CAP in Children Combining symptoms and blood inflammatory biomarkers may help distinguish bacterial from viral pneumonia and in turn, reduce the use of unnecessary antibiotic therapy.
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, May 2019
• Signs and Symptoms for the Diagnosis of Acute Rhinosinusitis What are the key indicators which most accurately identify those patients with clinically suspected sinusitis who actually have acute bacterial rhinosinusitis?
  Annals of Family Medicine, May 2019
• Diagnosis and Management of Oncologic Emergencies Find out how to proceed when oncologic emergencies present to the ED.
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, April 2019
• Baloxavir Marboxil: A Flu Antiviral With a Novel Mechanism Baloxavir marboxil is a newly approved treatment for influenza. Learn more about the antiviral mechanism of action of this agent.
  Pediatric Pharmacotherapy, April 2019
• Infectious Diseases Occurring in Workplaces What have we learned about the risk for certain infectious diseases in the workplace?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2019