1343. Viral and Bacterial Pneumonia Hospitalizations — New York City, 2001–2016. (4th December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Huang, Chaorui; Foerster, Steffen; Iskhakova, Faina; Aracena, Joaquin
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 8(2021)Supplement 1
• Page Start: S759
• Page End: S759
• Publication Date: 2021-12-04
• Subjects: Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab466.1535
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: Background: This study was to investigate the burden and trend of viral and bacterial pneumonia hospitalization in New York City (NYC) from 2001 to 2016. Methods: We analyzed hospital discharge data for NYC residents during 2001–2016 using Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System. Annual crude hospitalization rate and percentage of in-hospital all causes death were calculated, using NYC population as denominator. Poisson regression was performed to assess temporal trends of pneumonia hospitalization rate and percentage of in-hospital death from 2001 to 2016. Results: During 2001–2016, there were 122, 324 pneumonia hospitalizations with identified viral or bacterial pathogen in NYC, of which 7, 826 (6.4%) were influenza, 13, 059 (10.7%) were other viruses, 11, 847 (9.7%) were pneumococcus, and 89, 592 (73.2%) were other bacteria. From 2001 to 2016, there was significantly increased viral and bacterial pneumonia hospitalization rate, except for pneumococcal pneumonia, and pneumococcal pneumonia had significantly decreased hospitalization rate (p< 0.0001). From 2001 to 2016, the percentage of in-hospital death for viral pneumonia except influenza significantly increased (p=0.0002), whereas decreased for bacterial pneumonia (p< 0.0001). Patients aged ≥65 years old had the highest percentage of in-hospital death among all ages for both viral and bacterial pneumonia, especially there was 19.5% of in-hospital death for pneumococcal pneumonia and 23.4% for other bacterial pneumonia. Conclusion: While hospital discharge data are subject to limitations particularly for large amount of un-identified pathogens for pneumonia, our analysis showed increased viral activities considering the changes in hospitalization rate and percentage of in-hospital death in NYC during 2001–2016. There was a reduced pneumococcal pneumonia hospitalization rate and percentage of in-hospital death, likely related to the increased vaccine uptake, and a reduced percentage of in-hospital death for overall bacterial pneumonia, likely related to improved antibiotic treatment management. Further studies are warranted to evaluate the necessity of increasing the pneumococcal vaccine coverage in elderly, as well as reducing antimicrobial resistance to improve the management of bacterial infection. Disclosures: All Authors : No reported disclosures