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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2020

Factors Affecting the Incidence of Hospitalized Pneumonia after Influenza Infection in Korea Using the National Health Insurance Research Database, 2014-2018: Focusing on the Effect of Antiviral Therapy in the 2017 Flu Season.

Kyeong Hyang Byeon, Jaiyong Kim, Bo Youl Choi, Jin Yong Kim, Nakyoung Lee

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Kyeong Hyang ByeonDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4986-514X
Jaiyong KimInstitute of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. dockjy2@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0985-7871
Bo Youl ChoiDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0115-5736
Jin Yong KimDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Incheon Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4306-1597
Nakyoung LeeDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3867-4508
Hanyang University · KRYonsei University · KR

Funding

Government-wide R&D Fund Project for Infectious Disease Research HG18C0088National Institute of Environment Research NIER-2019-04-02-071
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to investigate the effect of antiviral therapy following influenza outpatient episodes on the incidence of hospitalized pneumonia episodes, one of secondary complications of influenza.

methodsIn the National Health Insurance Research Database, data from July 2013 to June 2018 were used. All of the claim data with diagnoses of influenza and pneumonia were converted to episodes of care after applying 100 days of window period. With the 100-day episodes of care, the characteristics of influenza outpatient episodes and antiviral therapy for influenza, the incidence of hospitalized pneumonia episodes following influenza, and the effect of antiviral therapy for influenza on hospitalized pneumonia episodes were investigated.

resultsThe crude incidence rate of hospitalized pneumonia after influenza infection was 0.57% in both males and females. Factors affecting hospitalized pneumonia included age, income level except self-employed highest (only in females), municipality, medical institution type, precedent chronic diseases except hepatitis (only in females) and antiviral therapy. In the 2017 flu season, the relative risk was 0.38 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.29-0.50) in males aged 0-9 and 0.43 (95% CI, 0.32-0.57) in females aged 0-9 without chronic diseases, and it was 0.51 (95% CI, 0.42-0.61) in males aged 0-9 and 0.42 (95% CI, 0.35-0.50) in females aged 0-9 with one or more chronic diseases in the aspect of the effect of antiviral therapy on pneumonia. It suggests that antiviral therapy may decrease the incidence of pneumonia after influenza infection.

conclusionAfter outpatient episode incidence of influenza, antiviral treatment has been shown to reduce the incidence of hospitalized pneumonia, especially in infants and children, during pandemic season 2017. Antiviral therapy for influenza is recommended to minimize burden caused by influenza virus infection and to reduce pneumonia. In addition, medical costs of hospitalization may decrease by antiviral therapy, especially in infants and children.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAntiviral AgentsChildChild, PreschoolComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornInfluenza, HumanMaleAntiviral AgentsAntiviral TreatmentEpisode of CareInfluenzaPneumonia

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