Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29135343›Full record

ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2018

Effects of influenza immunization on pneumonia in the elderly.

Jung Yeon Heo, Joon Young Song, Ji Yun Noh, Min Joo Choi, Jin Gu Yoon, Saem Na Lee, Hee Jin Cheong, Woo Joo Kim

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Review in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jung Yeon Heoa Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine , Chungbuk National University College of Medicine , Cheongju , Republic of Korea.
Joon Young Songc Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine , Korea University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0148-7194
Ji Yun Nohc Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine , Korea University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea.
Min Joo Choic Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine , Korea University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea.
Jin Gu Yoonc Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine , Korea University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea.
Saem Na Leec Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine , Korea University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea.
Hee Jin Cheongc Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine , Korea University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea.
Woo Joo Kimc Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine , Korea University College of Medicine , Seoul , Republic of Korea.
Korea University · KRChungbuk National University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Influenza virus is a common pathogen implicated in respiratory tract infections, annually affecting up to 20% of the general population, and pneumonia is a leading cause of death after influenza infection. Post-influenza pneumonia is especially common in the elderly and chronically ill patients. The risk of post-influenza pneumonia is significantly increased according to the number of concurrent comorbidities. Vaccination is the primary measure used to abate influenza epidemics and associated complications. In meta-analyses, influenza vaccine significantly reduces pneumonia- and influenza-related hospitalizations, with a vaccine effectiveness of 25-53%. However, considering the poor effectiveness of conventional influenza vaccines in the elderly, several highly immunogenic influenza vaccines have been developed. Further evaluations of the comparative effectiveness of diverse vaccine formulations are warranted to assess their utility for preventing influenza infection, post-influenza pneumonia, and related hospitalization/mortality. Based on cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis, influenza vaccination strategies should be tailored in the elderly.

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AgedChronic DiseaseCost-Benefit AnalysisHospitalizationHospital MortalityHumansInfluenza, HumanInfluenza VaccinesMeta-Analysis as TopicPneumoniaRiskVaccinationVaccines, InactivatedInfluenza VaccinesVaccines, InactivatedAgedImmunizationInfluenzaPneumoniaVaccine effectiveness

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PMID29135343
PMCPMC5861791
OpenAlexW2770442255

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