Association of Chronic Medical Conditions With Severe Outcomes Among Nonpregnant Adults 18-49 Years Old Hospitalized With Influenza, FluSurv-NET, 2011-2019.
Efemona A FamatiDawud UjamaaAlissa O'HalloranPam Daily KirleyShua J ChaiIsaac ArmisteadNisha B AldenKimberly Yousey-HindesKyle P OpenoPatricia A RyanMaya L MonroeAnna FalkowskiSue KimRuth LynfieldMelissa McMahonKathy M AngelesSarah A KhanlianNancy L SpinaNancy M BennettMaria A GaitánEli ShiltzKrista LungAnn ThomasH Keipp TalbotWilliam SchaffnerAndrea GeorgeHolly StatenCatherine H BozioShikha GargPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)
To reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with influenza among adults aged 18-49 years, health care providers should strongly encourage receipt of annual influenza vaccine and lifestyle/behavioral modifications, particularly among those with chronic medical conditions.