Seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza in 2012–2013: A hospital-based case-control study in Lithuania

Highlights • We assessed 2012/2013 seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness in two Lithuanian hospitals. • The vaccine indicated to be protective against confirmed influenza in hospitalized patients. • Obesity was found to increase the odds of laboratory-confirmed influenza by almost three times....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vaccine 2014-02, Vol.32 (7), p.857-863
Hauptverfasser:	Gefenaite, Giedre, Rahamat-Langendoen, Janette, Ambrozaitis, Arvydas, Mickiene, Aukse, Jancoriene, Ligita, Kuliese, Monika, Velyvyte, Daiva, Niesters, Hubert, Stolk, Ronald P, Zagminas, Kestutis, Hak, Eelko
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Allergy and Immunology Applied microbiology Biological and medical sciences Case studies Case-Control Studies Confounding Factors (Epidemiology) Effectiveness Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hospitalization Hospitals Humans Immunization Influenza Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype Influenza B virus Influenza vaccine Influenza Vaccines - therapeutic use Influenza, Human - epidemiology Influenza, Human - prevention & control Lithuania Lithuania - epidemiology Male Microbiology Middle Aged Obesity - epidemiology Vaccination - statistics & numerical data Vaccines Vaccines, antisera, therapeutical immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies (general aspects)
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • We assessed 2012/2013 seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness in two Lithuanian hospitals. • The vaccine indicated to be protective against confirmed influenza in hospitalized patients. • Obesity was found to increase the odds of laboratory-confirmed influenza by almost three times.
ISSN:	0264-410X 1873-2518
DOI:	10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.12.021