Comparative incidence and burden of respiratory viruses
associated with hospitalization in adults in New York City
Running title: Burden of respiratory viruses
William D. Sieling, MPH1,2,; Connor R. Goldman,
MPH1,3; Matthew Oberhardt, PhD4;
Matthew Phillips, MPH5; Lyn Finelli, DrPH,
MS5; Lisa Saiman, MD, MPH1,6
1Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving
Medical Center, New York, NY
2Current Address; University of Minnesota Medical
School, Duluth, MN
3Current address: Center for Observational and
Real-World Evidence, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ
4Value Institute, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New
York, NY
5Center for Observational and Real-World Evidence,
Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ
6Department of Infection Prevention & Control,
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Acknowledgements: This work was supported by a research grant
from Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Potential conflicts of interest: M. P. and L. F. Finelli are
employees of Merck & Co., Inc. and L.S. has received research funding
from Merck & Co., Inc. and served on an Advisory Board for Merck &
Co., Inc.
Corresponding author: Lisa Saiman, MD MPH
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
622 West 168th Street PH4W-470
New York, New York 10032
ls5@cumc.columbia.edu
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