Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link
Volume 21, Number 9—September 2015
THEME ISSUE
Emerging Infections Program
Emerging Infections Program

The US Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network

Sandra ChavesComments to Author , Ruth Lynfield, Mary Lou Lindegren, Joseph Bresee, and Lyn Finelli
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (S.S. Chaves, J. Bresee, L. Finelli); Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA (R. Lynfield); Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA (M.L. Lindegren)

Main Article

Figure 1

Population-based influenza hospitalization surveillance case ascertainment and review process, Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network, United States. Core data transmitted weekly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are patient identification number, surveillance site, hospital admission date, patient’s date of birth, type of influenza test, and type of influenza virus. Case finding and chart reviews are done manually.

Figure 1. Population-based influenza hospitalization surveillance case ascertainment and review process, Influenza Hospitalization Surveillance Network, United States. Core data transmitted weekly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are patient identification number, surveillance site, hospital admission date, patient’s date of birth, type of influenza test, and type of influenza virus. Case finding and chart reviews are done manually.

Main Article

Page created: August 12, 2015
Page updated: August 12, 2015
Page reviewed: August 12, 2015
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
file_external