The impact of obesity and timely antiviral administration on severe influenza outcomes among hospitalized adults
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DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24946
Abstract: Obesity was identified as a risk factor for severe influenza during the 2009 influenza A(H1N1)pandemic, but evidence of this association has been mixed since. Post‐pandemic antiviral treatment guidelines may have increased antiviral treatment among obese… read more here.
Keywords: admission; bmi; treatment; severe influenza ... See more keywords
Higher mortality of severe influenza patients with probable aspergillosis than those with and without other coinfections.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2017.06.002
Abstract: BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Aspergillus-associated infection might comprise up to 23-29% of severe influenza patients from the community throughout stay in an intensive care unit (ICU). In Taiwan, cases of severe influenza with aspergillosis are increasingly reported. Therefore,… read more here.
Keywords: aspergillosis; severe influenza; probable aspergillosis; mortality ... See more keywords
Calculated risk: a new single-nucleotide polymorphism linked to severe influenza disease
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DOI: 10.1038/nm.4383
Abstract: Clear links between human genes and susceptibility to influenza disease are scarce. A recent study uncovers a gene variant coupled to severe influenza, and shows how it hampers the expression of an antiviral gene that… read more here.
Keywords: severe influenza; calculated risk; influenza disease; risk new ... See more keywords
Rates of Severe Influenza-Associated Outcomes Among Older Adults Living With Diabetes-Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network (FluSurv-NET), 2012-2017.
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac131
Abstract: Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is common among older adults hospitalized with influenza, yet data are limited on the impact of DM on risk of severe influenza-associated outcomes. Methods We included adults aged ≥65 years hospitalized… read more here.
Keywords: influenza associated; older adults; surveillance; severe influenza ... See more keywords
The Extent of Aspergillosis in Critically Ill Patients With Severe Influenza Pneumonia: A Multicenter Cohort Study
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DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004861
Abstract: Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency and prognosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill patients with severe influenza pneumonia. DESIGN: Retrospective multicenter cohort study. SETTING: Five French… read more here.
Keywords: ill patients; critically ill; invasive pulmonary; aspergillosis ... See more keywords
Concomitant severe influenza and cryptococcal infections
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000015544
Abstract: Abstract Concomitant influenza and cryptococcal infections are rare. Herein, we describe an unusual case of an avian influenza A (H7N9) infection with several severe mixed bacterial infections and systemic super-infection with Cryptococcus neoformans presenting as… read more here.
Keywords: cryptococcal infections; severe influenza; infection; influenza cryptococcal ... See more keywords
Passive immune therapy and other immunomodulatory agents for the treatment of severe influenza: Systematic review and meta‐analysis
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DOI: 10.1111/irv.12699
Abstract: A range of immunomodulatory therapies have been proposed as adjuncts to conventional antivirals to suppress harmful inflammation during severe influenza infection. We conducted a systematic review to assess available data of the effect of adjunctive… read more here.
Keywords: passive immune; systematic review; severe influenza; immunomodulatory ... See more keywords
Severe Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Infection Complicated by Myositis, Refractory Rhabdomyolysis, and Compartment Syndrome
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DOI: 10.1155/2019/1540761
Abstract: Myositis is a rare and morbid complication of influenza infection that can rapidly progress to rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure. Here, we describe a 35-year-old obese woman with severe influenza A(H1N1) virus infection complicated by… read more here.
Keywords: infection; severe influenza; influenza; rhabdomyolysis ... See more keywords
Efficacy of convalescent plasma for the treatment of severe influenza
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DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03189-7
Abstract: Background Convalescent plasma administration may be of clinical benefit in patients with severe influenza, but reports on the efficacy of this therapy vary. Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis assessing randomized controlled trials… read more here.
Keywords: convalescent plasma; number days; severe influenza; efficacy ... See more keywords
Severe influenza A in a Tunisian ICU sentinel SARI centre: Epidemiological and clinical features
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270814
Abstract: Introduction Influenza A virus infection is a contagious acute respiratory infection which mostly evolves in an epidemic form, less frequently as pandemic outbreaks. It can take a severe clinical form that needs to be managed… read more here.
Keywords: icu; epidemiological clinical; mortality; icu mortality ... See more keywords
Vital sign predictors of severe influenza among children in an emergent care setting
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272029
Abstract: Background Decisions regarding the evaluation of children with influenza infection rely on the likelihood of severe disease. The role of early vital signs as predictors of severe influenza infection in children is not well known.… read more here.
Keywords: vital sign; respiratory rate; predictors severe; rate ... See more keywords