Impact of coinfection status and comorbidity on disease severity in adult emergency department patients with influenza B.
Alexander John ZapfJustin HardickBreana McBrydeLauren M SauerKatherine Z J FenstermacherErin P RickettsYi-Chin LinKuan-Fu ChenYu-Hsiang HsiehAndrea DugasKathryn Shaw-SalibaAndrew S PekoszCharlotte A GaydosRichard E Rothmannull nullPublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2021)
Amongst ED patients infected with influenza B, the presence of other upper respiratory pathogens was independently associated with both hospitalization and pneumonia; presence of CLD was also associated with hospitalization. These findings may be informative for ED clinician's in managing patients infected with influenza B.