Comparison of 28-Day Mortality Between Hospital- and Community-Acquired Influenza Patients

Hüseyin Bilgin and others

Hospital-acquired respiratory viral infections are associated with increased mortality and morbidity and prolonged hospital stays (1). Hospital-acquired influenza (HAI) accounts for 10-15% of these infections (2-4). Previous studies reported the proportion of HAI to influenza-diagnosed patients admitted to the hospital between 4%-25% (5-8). A systematic review showed that the average proportion of HAI among all hospitalized (...) Read More