Background Community-acquired pneumonia is a leading infectious cause of hospitalization
and death among US adults. Incidence estimates of pneumonia confirmed radiographically …

Background The primary role of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in causing infant
hospitalizations is well recognized, but the total burden of RSV infection among young children …

Importance A comprehensive understanding of the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination requires
consideration of disease attenuation, determined as whether people who develop COVID-…

Background Incidence estimates of hospitalizations for community-acquired pneumonia
among children in the United States that are based on prospective data collection are limited. …

Objectives To characterize the clinical severity of covid-19 associated with the alpha, delta,
and omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants among adults admitted to hospital and to compare the …

Background The disease burden of influenza infection among children is not well established.
We conducted a population-based surveillance of medical visits associated with laboratory…

Background Routine infant immunisation with seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
(PCV7) began in the USA in 2000. Although invasive pneumococcal disease has declined …

BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a leading cause of hospitalization
among infants. However, estimates of the RSV hospitalization burden have varied, and …

… Financial Disclosures: Drs Grijalva and Griffin reported receiving lecture fees and negotiating
potential … Dr Grijalva is supported by a CDC career development award (K01 CI000163). …

Background The introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) into the
US childhood immunization schedule in 2000 has substantially reduced the incidence of …