Clinical Outcomes of US Adults Hospitalized for COVID-19 and Influenza in the Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network, October 2021-September 2022.

Authors :: Kojima N
Taylor CA
Tenforde MW
Ujamaa D
O'Halloran A
Patel K
Chai SJ
Daily Kirley P
Alden NB
Kawasaki B
Meek J
Yousey-Hindes K
Anderson EJ
Openo KP
Reeg L
Tellez Nunez V
Lynfield R
Como-Sabetti K
Ropp SL
Shaw YP
Spina NL
Barney G
Bushey S
Popham K
Moran NE
Shiltz E
Sutton M
Abdullah N
Talbot HK
Schaffner W
Chatelain R
Price A
Garg S
Havers FP
Bozio CH
Source :: Open forum infectious diseases [Open Forum Infect Dis] 2023 Dec 30; Vol. 11 (1), pp. ofad702. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 30 (Print Publication: 2024).
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: Severe outcomes were common among adults hospitalized for COVID-19 or influenza, while the percentage of COVID-19 hospitalizations involving critical care decreased from October 2021 to September 2022. During the Omicron BA.5 period, intensive care unit admission frequency was similar for COVID-19 and influenza, although patients with COVID-19 had a higher frequency of in-hospital death.<br />Competing Interests: Potential conflicts of interest. All authors: No reported conflicts.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.)

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