Displaying results 1 - 1 of 1
-
Use of Surveillance Data to Measure the Impact of Viral Infections among Young Children
Content Type: Abstract
Respiratory viruses cause substantial morbidity and costly resource utilization among young children, especially during the winter months. Accurate estimates of the impact of these viruses are important in guiding prevention efforts… read more… higher ED and outpatient resource utilization as com- pared with influenza, especially among children <2 … Monto AS, Sullivan KM. Acute respiratory illness I the com- munity: frequency of illness and the agents involved. … admission 0.9 (0.4, 1.9) 11.8 (9.3, 14.9) Primary care visit 4.8 (3.7, 6.3) 23.2 (20.1, 26.6) Antibiotic use 3.1 …