@article{075ded511af84991938cb10c7c004b47,
title = "Preventing severe influenza in Australian infants: Maternal influenza vaccine effectiveness in the PAEDS-FluCAN networks using the test-negative design",
keywords = "Hospitalization, Infants, Influenza, Maternal vaccine effectiveness, Vaccination",
author = "J. McRae and Blyth, \{C. C.\} and Cheng, \{A. C.\} and Quinn, \{H. E.\} and N. Wood and Macartney, \{K. K.\}",
note = "Funding Information: FluCAN receives support from the Australian Government Department of Health. PAEDS receives support from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC Partnership Grant: APP1113851), Australian Government Departments of Health and Departments of Health in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. A/Prof Blyth and Prof Cheng are supported by NHMRC Fellowships. Ms McRae is in receipt of PhD stipend for this and other work from the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance. Funding Information: Additional investigators from the PAEDS Group include: ?Elizabeth Elliott, Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, University of Sydney. ?Peter McIntyre, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney. ?Robert Booy, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney. ?Phillip Britton, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney. ?Alison Kesson, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney. ?Tom Snelling, Perth Children's Hospital and Telethon Kids Institute, Perth. ?Mike Gold, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide. ?Helen Marshall, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide. ?Anne Kynaston, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane. ?Julia Clark, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane. ?Peter Richmond, Perth Children's Hospital and University of Western Australia, Perth. ?Nigel Crawford, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. ?Jim Buttery, Monash Children's Hospital, Monash Health, Melbourne. ?Joshua Francis, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin., Additional investigators of the FluCAN Influenza Complications Alert Network who contributed paediatric data include: ?A/Prof Sanjaya Senenayake, Australian National University, The Canberra Hospital, ?Dr Louise Cooley, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, ?Dr Graham Simpson, Cairns Base Hospital, ?A/Prof Tony Korman, Monash Medical Centre; Monash University, ?A/Prof N. Deborah Friedman, University Hospital Geelong, ?Dr Anna Holwell, Alice Springs Hospital,, PAEDS Site coordinators, nurses and research assistants: Nicole Dinsmore, Gemma Saravanos, Laura Rost, Kathryn Meredith, Edith Salanga, Shirley Wong, Amy Butler (The Children's Hospital at Westmead); Sonia Dougherty, Sara Cook, Natasha Doran, Rebecca Doyle (Queensland Children's Hospital, formerly Lady Cilento Children's Hospital); Alissa McMinn and Donna Lee (Royal Children's Hospital); Carolyn Finucane, (Perth Children's Hospital, formerly Princess Margaret Hospital); Christine Heath (Women's and Children's Hospital); Karen Bellamy and Gowri Selvaraj (Monash Children's Hospital); Laura Francis (Royal Darwin Hospital). FluCAN Site coordinators, nurses and research assistants: Janine Roney, Jill Garlick, (FluCAN coordinators, The Alfred Hospital); Kristof Boot, Wendy Beckingham, Michelle Gordon, Gabriela Defries, (Canberra Calvary Hospital); Stella Green, Sue Richmond, Donna Kreuter (Cairns Base Hospital); Irene O'Meara, Sharon Troncoso, Maya Swift (Alice Springs Hospital; Menzies School of Health Research); Susan Wagg (Royal Hobart Hospital); Tiffany Perkins (University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health). We would also like to thank the dedicated scientific laboratory staff associated with each PAEDS and FluCAN site that has provided influenza laboratory data daily throughout the influenza seasons. FluCAN receives support from the Australian Government Department of Health. PAEDS receives support from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC Partnership Grant: APP1113851), Australian Government Departments of Health and Departments of Health in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. A/Prof Blyth and Prof Cheng are supported by NHMRC Fellowships. Ms McRae is in receipt of PhD stipend for this and other work from the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance. The study was planned and designed by J McRae, C Blyth, K Macartney, A Cheng, and N Wood. Data analysis was performed by J McRae, with revision by H Quinn, C Blyth and A Cheng. All authors assisted with data interpretation. J McRae prepared the first draft of the manuscript under guidance by K Macartney. All authors read and contributed to subsequent drafts. All authors approved the final version.",
year = "2022",
month = apr,
day = "26",
doi = "10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.03.042",
language = "English",
volume = "40",
pages = "2761--2771",
journal = "Vaccine",
issn = "0264-410X",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "19",
}