Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccination on Hospitalizations and Risk Factors for Severe Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With COPD

• Published in: Chest Vol. 155; no. 1; pp. 69 - 78
• Main Authors: Mulpuru, Sunita, Li, Li, Ye, Lingyun, Hatchette, Todd, Andrew, Melissa K., Ambrose, Ardith, Boivin, Guy, Bowie, William, Chit, Ayman, Dos Santos, Gael, ElSherif, May, Green, Karen, Haguinet, Francois, Halperin, Scott A., Ibarguchi, Barbara, Johnstone, Jennie, Katz, Kevin, Langley, Joanne M., LeBlanc, Jason, Loeb, Mark, MacKinnon-Cameron, Donna, McCarthy, Anne, McElhaney, Janet E., McGeer, Allison, Powis, Jeff, Richardson, David, Semret, Makeda, Shinde, Vivek, Smyth, Daniel, Trottier, Sylvie, Valiquette, Louis, Webster, Duncan, McNeil, Shelly A., Lagace-Wiens, Philippe, Light, Bruce, Poirier, Andre, Smith, Stephanie, Taylor, Gregory
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2019
• Subjects: COPD; hospitalization; influenza; pulmonary; vaccine effectiveness; influenza; vaccine effectiveness; COPDE; NP; hospitalization; SOS; pulmonary; PCR; COPD

The effectiveness of influenza vaccination in reducing influenza-related hospitalizations among patients with COPD is not well described, and influenza vaccination uptake remains suboptimal. Data were analyzed from a national, prospective, multicenter cohort study including patients with COPD, hospi...