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Overview

Lyn Finelli is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, contributing extensively to research within the field of medicine. Their scholarly work primarily focuses on epidemiology, infectious diseases, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine, with particular emphasis on respiratory viral infections and COVID-19-related clinical and epidemiological studies.

The major fields of study that define their research include:

  • Medicine

Subfields within this broader domain frequently addressed are:

  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Surgery

The topics Lyn Finelli works on cover a range of areas related to respiratory infections and viral diseases, including:

  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Their publication record includes notable recent papers such as:

  • Mortality Among US Patients Hospitalized With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in 2021, published in JAMA Network Open
  • Incidence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Among Hospitalized Adults, 2017-2020 (2021), Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Defining the Epidemiology of Covid-19 - Studies Needed (2020), New England Journal of Medicine
  • Estimation of US SARS-CoV-2 Infections, Symptomatic Infections, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Using Seroprevalence Surveys (2021), JAMA Network Open
  • Preparation for Possible Sustained Transmission of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2020), JAMA

The venues where Lyn Finelli frequently publishes demonstrate consistent engagement with journals specializing in infectious diseases and respiratory research. Prominent venues include:

  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
  • Vaccine
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Collaboration with other researchers is a significant aspect of their work. Frequent coauthors in their publications are:

  • Yoonyoung Choi
  • Lisa Saiman
  • Matthew Phillips
  • Kalvin Yu
  • Karri A. Bauer

Best Publications

  • Emergence of a novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus in humans.

    Seema Jain;Lyn Finelli;Michael W. Shaw;Stephen Lindstrom

  • Community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization among U.S. adults

    Seema Jain;Derek J. Williams;Sandra R. Arnold;Krow Ampofo

  • Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection

    Colin W Shepard;Lyn Finelli;Miriam J Alter

  • Antigenic and Genetic Characteristics of Swine-Origin 2009 A(H1N1) Influenza Viruses Circulating in Humans

    Rebecca J. Garten;C. Todd Davis;Colin A. Russell;Colin A. Russell;Bo Shu

  • Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2009.

    Anthony E Fiore;Timothy M Uyeki;Karen Broder;Lyn Finelli

  • Hospitalized patients with 2009 H1N1 influenza in the United States, April-June 2009.

    Seema Jain;Laurie Kamimoto;Anna M Bramley;Ann M. Schmitz

  • H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection during pregnancy in the USA

    Denise J Jamieson;Margaret A Honein;Sonja A Rasmussen;Jennifer L Williams

  • Community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization among U.S. children.

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  • Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Epidemiology and Vaccination

    Colin W Shepard;Edgar P Simard;Lyn Finelli;Anthony E Fiore

  • A comprehensive immunization strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Part II: immunization of adults.

    Eric E Mast;Cindy M Weinbaum;Anthony E Fiore;Miriam J Alter

  • Defining the Epidemiology of Covid-19 - Studies Needed.

    Marc Lipsitch;David L. Swerdlow;Lyn Finelli

  • Pandemic 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Virus Illness Among Pregnant Women in the United States

    Alicia M. Siston;Sonja A. Rasmussen;Margaret A. Honein;Alicia M. Fry

  • Triple-Reassortant Swine Influenza A (H1) in Humans in the United States, 2005–2009

    Vivek Shinde;Carolyn B Bridges;Timothy M Uyeki;Bo Shu

  • National surveillance of dialysis-associated diseases in the United States, 2002

    Lyn Finelli;Jeremy T. Miller;Jerome I. Tokars;Miriam J. Alter

  • Estimates of the reproduction number for seasonal, pandemic, and zoonotic influenza: a systematic review of the literature

    Matthew Biggerstaff;Simon Cauchemez;Carrie Reed;Manoj Gambhir

  • Morbid Obesity as a Risk Factor for Hospitalization and Death Due to 2009 Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) Disease

    Oliver W Morgan;Anna Bramley;Ashley L. Fowlkes;David S. Freedman

  • Household transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus in the United States.

    Simon Cauchemez;Christl A. Donnelly;Carrie Reed;Azra C. Ghani

  • Estimating the Burden of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in the United States (April 2009–April 2010)

    Sundar S Shrestha;David L Swerdlow;Rebekah H Borse;Vimalanand S Prabhu

  • Bacterial coinfections in lung tissue specimens from fatal cases of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) - United States, May-August 2009.

    J. Louie;C. Jean;T. H. Chen;S. Park

  • Role of social networks in shaping disease transmission during a community outbreak of 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza

    Simon Cauchemez;Achuyt Bhattarai;Tiffany L. Marchbanks;Ryan P. Fagan

  • Severity of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in Pregnant Women

    Andreea A. Creanga;Tamisha F. Johnson;Samuel B. Graitcer;Laura K. Hartman

Frequent Co-Authors

Alicia M. Fry
Alicia M. Fry Emory University
Ruth Lynfield
Ruth Lynfield Minnesota Department of Health
David L. Swerdlow
David L. Swerdlow Pfizer (United States)
Sandra S. Chaves
Sandra S. Chaves Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nancy M. Bennett
Nancy M. Bennett University of Rochester Medical Center
Monica M. Farley
Monica M. Farley Emory University
Shelley M. Zansky
Shelley M. Zansky New York State Department of Health
Joseph S. Bresee
Joseph S. Bresee Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
William Schaffner
William Schaffner Vanderbilt University
Anthony E. Fiore
Anthony E. Fiore Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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