IntrahospitalIntrahospital mortality of influenza patients during the 2017–2018 influenza season

Background Seasonal influenza is responsible for excess mortality and morbidity all over the northern hemisphere. To the authors’ knowledge there are no comprehensive data available about morbidity and mortality of hospitalized influenza patients in Austria. The aim of this study was to assess the intrahospital mortality of hospitalized patients with influenza in this tertiary care hospital.