Development of secondary bacterial pneumonia in adults presenting with influenza <i>versus</i> noninfluenza viral respiratory infection

Abstract

Secondary pneumonia is common among adults hospitalized with viral respiratory infections. Within our population, NI results in more frequent secondary pneumonia and longer hospital stays than those with VI. Given the high number of infections caused by Gram-negative rods, monitoring local epidemiology is critical for guiding initial antibiotic selection in empirical treatment of secondary infections.<i>The reviews of this paper are available via the supplemental material section.</i>