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ArticleInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2013

Does outpatient laboratory testing represent influenza burden and distribution in a rural state?

Deborah L Thompson, Joan Baumbach, Jessica Jungk, C Mack Sewell, Chad Smelser, Michael Landen

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Article in Influenza and other respiratory viruses, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Deborah L ThompsonNew Mexico Department of Health, Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA.
Joan Baumbach
Jessica Jungk
C Mack Sewell
Chad Smelser
Michael Landen
New Mexico Department of Health · US

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Abstract

backgroundLaboratory testing results are often used to monitor influenza illness in populations, but results may not be representative of illness burden and distribution, especially in populations that are geographically, socioeconomically, and racially/ethnically diverse.

objectivesDescriptive epidemiology and chi-square analyses using demographic, geographic, and medical condition prevalence comparisons were employed to assess whether a group of individuals with outpatient laboratory-confirmed influenza illness during September-November 2009 represented the burden and distribution of influenza illness in New Mexico (NM). PATIENTS/

methodsThe outpatient group was identified via random selection from those with positive influenza tests at NM laboratories. Comparison groups included those with laboratory-confirmed H1N1-related influenza hospitalization and death identified via prospective active statewide surveillance, those with self-reported influenza-like illness (ILI) identified through random digit dialing, and the NM population.

resultsThis analysis included 334 individuals with outpatient laboratory-confirmed influenza, 888 individuals with laboratory-confirmed H1N1-related hospitalization, 39 individuals with laboratory-confirmed H1N1-related death, 334 individuals with ILI, and NM population data (N = 2,036,112). The outpatient laboratory-confirmed group had a different distribution of demographic and geographic factors, as well as prevalence of certain medical conditions as compared to the groups of laboratory-confirmed H1N1-related hospitalization and death, the ILI group, and the NM population.

conclusionsThe outpatient laboratory-confirmed group may reflect provider testing practices and potentially healthcare-seeking behavior and access to care, rather than influenza burden and distribution in NM during the H1N1 pandemic.

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AdolescentAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolClinical Laboratory ServicesCost of IllnessDiagnostic Tests, RoutineFemaleHumansIncomeInfantInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanMaleEpidemiologyH1N1influenzalaboratory testingoutpatient

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