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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Infect. 2012 Aug 15;65(6):496–504. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.08.005

Table 1.

a. Characteristics of children with invasive H. influenzae, 1999–2008
Age <3 mos
(n=216)
%
Age 3–11 mos
(n=186)
%
Age 1–4 yrs
(n=230)
%
Age 5–17 yrs
(n=196)
%
Total
(n=828)
%
Serotypes
Nontypeable 82.2 37.3 50.0 64.3 59.0
Non-b 6.4 43.2 34.4 20.4 25.7
Type b 3.2 11.9 7.4 5.1 6.7
Unknown 8.2 7.6 8.3 10.2 8.6
Syndromes
Bacteremia w/o focus 83.6 33.0 34.8 46.9 50.1
Pneumonia 7.3 20.0 29.6 19.4 19.2
Meningitis 5.9 33.5 19.1 14.3 17.7
Other 3.2 13.5 16.5 19.4 13.0
Underlying conditions1
Any condition 51.2 10.6 23.2 35.3 27.3
Asthma 0 3.9 11.4 12.6 6.2
Dialysis 0 0 0.5 2.1 0.5
Heart failure 0 0.6 1.4 0 0.4
Hematologic malig 0 0 3.6 7.9 2.5
HIV/AIDS 0 0.6 0 4.6 1.2
Immunocompromised 0.5 2.2 10.0 14.2 6.0
Nephrotic syndrome 0 0 0.5 2.6 0.7
Non-hematologic malig 0 0 2.3 2.6 1.1
Prematurity 49.8 2.8 1.4 0 12.7
Hospitalization 94.1 80.5 78.3 74.0 81.9
Healthcare-associated HI 4.6 6.5 8.7 6.6 6.6
Length of stay in days, median (IQR) 11 (7–30) 8 (4–14) 6 (3–11) 4 (3–9) 8 (3–15)
In-hospital Mortality 16.2 6.5 4.4 5.6 8.3
b. Characteristics of adults with invasive H. influenzae, 1999–2008
Age 18–39 yrs
(n=485)
%
Age 40–64 yrs
(n=1341)
%
Age ≥ 65 yrs
(n=2185)
%
Total
(n=4011)
%
Serotypes
Nontypeable 60.8 53.3 64.8 60.5
Non-b 19.0 28.2 20.3 22.8
Type b 2.3 3.4 1.7 2.3
Unknown 17.9 15.2 13.1 14.4
Syndromes
Bacteremia w/o focus 37.7 32.1 26.5 29.7
Pneumonia 31.3 51.2 66.2 56.9
Meningitis 9.7 6.9 2.8 5.0
Other 21.2 9.9 4.6 8.4
Underlying conditions2
Any condition 51.3 75.2 79.6 74.8
Alcohol 5.9 12.5 2.8 6.4
Asthma 9.0 10.7 6.0 7.9
ASCVD 0.4 9.1 28.7 18.8
Cirrhosis 2.0 4.7 1.3 2.5
COPD 2.2 16.4 29.6 21.9
CSF leak 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.4
CVA3 0.3 3.0 7.7 4.6
Diabetes 6.1 19.2 22.4 19.4
Dialysis 4.4 7.3 7.9 7.3
Heart failure 1.5 7.5 25.7 16.8
Hematologic malig 2.2 7.2 6.8 6.4
HIV/AIDS 13.3 7.7 0.1 4.2
Immunocompromised 9.0 14.9 11.3 12.2
IVDU 4.6 3.7 0 1.8
Lupus 1.8 0.8 0.4 0.7
Nephrotic syndrome 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.8
Non-hematologic malig 2.6 10.0 12.3 10.4
Smoker3 21.9 27.9 8.3 16.5
Hospitalization 85.6 91.0 94.9 92.5
Healthcare-associated HI 7.8 7.5 5.2 6.3
Length of stay in days, median (IQR) 4 (3–9) 7 (4–13) 6 (4–11) 6 (4–11)
In-hospital Mortality 7.1 12.4 21.9 17.0
1

Information on underlying conditions was available for 215 cases <3 mos, 180 cases 3–11 mos, 220 cases 1–4 yrs, and 190 cases 5–17 yrs. HIV status was not collected in New York State.

2

Information on underlying conditions was available for 456 cases 18–39 yrs, 1276 cases 40–64 yrs, and 2106 cases ≥65 yrs. HIV status was not recorded in New York State.

3

Surveillance for smoking status began in 2000 and for CVA in 2001.