A nosocomial outbreak of influenza during a period without influenza epidemic activity

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 303-307

  Horcajada, J P ^a   Pumarola, T ^a   Martinez J A ^a   Tapias, G ^b   Bayas, J M ^b   de la Prada, M ^b   Garcia F ^a   Codina, C ^b   Gatell, J M ^a   Jimenez de Anta M T ^a  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Influenza; Nosocomial; Outbreak; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MYALGIA; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SORE THROAT; SYMPTOM; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WARD;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; SPAIN;

EID: 12244273023     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00040503     Document Type: Article

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