Staphylococcus aureus Community-Acquired Pneumonia During the 2006 to 2007 Influenza Season

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.04.027 Byline: Alexander J. Kallen (a)(b), Joan Brunkard (b), Zachary Moore (b), Philip Budge (a)(c), Kathryn E. Arnold (e), Gregory Fosheim (a), Lyn Finelli (d), Susan E. Beekmann (f), Philip M. Polgreen (f)(g), Rachel Gorwitz (a), Jeffrey Hageman (a) Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus is a cause of community-acquired pneumonia that can follow influenza infection. In response to a number of cases reported to public health authorities in early 2007, additional case reports were solicited nationwide to better define S aureus community-acquired pneumonia during the 2006 to 2007 influenza season. Author Affiliation: (a) Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA (b) Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA (c) Epidemiology Elective Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA (d) Office of Workforce and Career Development, and Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA (e) Georgia Department of Health, Atlanta, GA (f) Infectious Diseases Society of America Emerging Infections Network, Iowa City, IA (g) Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Article History: Received 25 February 2008; Revised 11 April 2008; Accepted 23 April 2008 Article Note: (footnote) Supervising editor: Gregory J. Moran, MD, Author contributions: AJK, PB, LF, RG, and JH took primary responsibility for the investigation, including case definitions, case finding, data collection, and production of the article. JB, ZM, and KEA took responsibility for data and isolate collection in specific states and assisted with article production. SEB and PMP designed and conducted national case finding, performed some preliminary data analysis, and assisted with article production. GF devised the laboratory aspects of this investigation, conducted the laboratory analysis, and assisted with article production. AJK performed the statistical analysis, had full access to the data, and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the statistical analysis. AJK takes responsibility for the paper as a whole., Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement., Publication dates: Available online June 3, 2008., Reprints not available from the authors., The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.