Parapneumonic Empyema Deaths during Past Century, Utah

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bender, Jeffrey M. ; Ampofo, Krow ; Sheng, Xiaoming ; Pavia, Andrew T. ; Cannon-Albright, Lisa ; Byington, Carrie L.
• Description:
  Bacterial pneumonia with empyema is a serious complication of influenza and commonly resulted in death during the 1918 influenza pandemic. We hypothesize that deaths caused by parapneumonic empyema are increasing in Utah once again despite advances in critical care and the availability of antimicrobial drugs and new vaccines. In this study, we analyzed the historical relationship between deaths caused by empyema and influenza pandemics by using 100 years of data from Utah. Deaths caused by empyema have indeed increased from 2000-2004 when compared with the historic low death rates of 1950-1975. Vaccine strategies and antimicrobial drug stockpiling to control empyema will be important as we prepare for the next influenza pandemic.
• Subjects:
  • Historical Review
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Empyema, Pleural
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Infant
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 15(1):44-48.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Utah
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17317/cdc_17317_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 99.63 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d2e5e8bb50d6ce5ffeca42880dc7a523ab16925531512080c50f22d2716e3a3c