id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-332516-eaqpiq1o Joseph, Carol Bacterial and viral infections associated with influenza 2013-08-27 .txt text/plain 6464 327 37 Bacterial secondary infections or co-infections associated with cases of influenza are a leading cause of severe morbidity and mortality, especially among high-risk groups such as the elderly and young children. Thus, information on the overall range, incidence and severity of influenza co-infections and secondary infections associated with different influenza strains, aetiological agents, different age groups and their underlying risk conditions is very important contextually for clinicians and public health specialists involved in implementing policy and treatment regimes for this disease spectrum. 34 In the United States, those aged 5-19 years Influenza and co-secondary infections ยช 2013 Blackwell Publishing Ltd experienced overall the largest relative increase in pneumococcal hospitalisations during the 2009 pandemic influenza period compared with seasonal baseline estimates for this age group and mirrored both temporal and geographical influenza activity across the country. 75 A study of prior influenza vaccination in relation to its effect on severity and mortality in patients with CAP during seasonal influenza periods showed that prevention of the predisposing viral illness reduced the risk for more severe secondary pneumonia. ./cache/cord-332516-eaqpiq1o.txt ./txt/cord-332516-eaqpiq1o.txt