Cost of Illness Associated With Influenza in the UK

The Cost of Illness Associated With Influenza in the UK

The objective of this study is to describe the burden associated with influenza in the UK, from both primary and secondary care perspectives, and to stratify the burden by the annual degree of mismatch between predicted and actual virus strains.

This is a retrospective, cross sectional, exploratory, observational study using database analysis and therefore there is no patient or user group involvement.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female patients coded within the database as having acute respiratory events that could be related to an infection between 2001 and 2009.
• Patients must have a minimum of 14 days observation before and after the index event to permit the capturing of complications attributable to influenza.

Exclusion Criteria:

Not Applicable