Outbreaks of Influenza A and B in a highly immunized nursing home population

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 509-514

  Drinka, Paul J ^a   Gravenstein, Stefan ^b   Krause, Peggy ^a   Schilling, Margo ^b   Miller, Barbara A ^a   Shult, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amantadine; Influenza vaccine; Nursing home staff non MeSh ; Nursing homes; Rimantadine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; UNITED STATES; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS STRAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMANTADINE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOMES; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIMANTADINE; VACCINATION; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0031464193     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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