Hospitalization and death among patients with influenza, Guatemala, 2008-2012

• Main Authors: Trong Ao (Author), John P. McCracken (Author), Maria Rene Lopez (Author), Chris Bernart (Author), Rafael Chacon (Author), Fabiola Moscoso (Author), Antonio Paredes (Author), Leticia Castillo (Author), Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner (Author), Wences Arvelo (Author), Kim A. Lindblade (Author), Leonard F. Peruski (Author), Joe P. Bryan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Influenza is a major cause of respiratory illness resulting in 3-5 million severe cases and 291,243-645,832 deaths annually. Substantial health and financial burden may be averted by annual influenza vaccine application, especially for high risk groups. Methods We used an active...