Do intensive care data on respiratory infections reflect influenza epidemics?

OBJECTIVES: Severe influenza can lead to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission. We explored whether ICU data reflect influenza like illness (ILI) activity in the general population, and whether ICU respiratory infections can predict influenza epidemics. METHODS: We calculated the time lag and correlat...

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Main Authors: Antonie Koetsier, Liselotte van Asten, Frederika Dijkstra, Wim van der Hoek, Bianca E Snijders, Cees C van den Wijngaard, Hendriek C Boshuizen, Gé A Donker, Dylan W de Lange, Nicolette F de Keizer, Niels Peek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3877112?pdf=render