The effect of influenza on hospitalizations, outpatient visits, and courses of antibiotics in children.

By K. Neuzil, B. Mellen, P. Wright, E. Mitchel, Marie R. Griffin. New England Journal of Medicine, 2000

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Influenza-associated hospitalizations in the United States. (2004, background): “These studies found high rates of hospitalizations among both high-risk and healthy young children.(16,33-35) Although none of these previous studies were nationally representative, the estimated rates are in general quite similar.”
Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2009. (2009, methodology): “During the influenza season, an estimated 7--12 additional outpatient visits and 5--7 additional antibiotic prescriptions per 100 children aged <15 years have been documented when compared with periods when influenza viruses are not circulating, with rates decreasing with increasing age of the child”