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cord-001654-o2zfilcl	Laidler, Matthew R.	Statin Treatment and Mortality: Propensity Score-Matched Analyses of 2007–2008 and 2009–2010 Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Hospitalizations	2015-03-04		.txt	text/plain	4004	179	38	The use of immunomodulatory agents such as statins to target host inflammatory responses in influenza virus infection has been suggested as an adjunct treatment, especially during pandemics, when antiviral quantities are limited or vaccine production can be delayed. We used population-based, influenza hospitalization surveillance data, propensity score-matched analysis, and Cox regression to determine whether there was an association between mortality (within 30 days of a positive influenza test) and statin treatment among hospitalized cohorts from 2 influenza seasons (October 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008 and September 1, 2009 to April 31, 2010). A study by Vandermeer et al [23] , using data from a populationbased influenza surveillance system, found a protective effect of statin use on mortality among patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza during the 2007-2008 influenza season. We used Cox proportional hazards models with robust standard errors, stratified on matched pairs, to determine the effect of statin treatment on mortality within 30 days of a positive influenza test.	./cache/cord-001654-o2zfilcl.txt	./txt/cord-001654-o2zfilcl.txt