An outbreak of influenza in a residential drug-rehabilitation community

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1218-1222

  Boschini, Antonio ^a   Longo, Benedetta ^b   Caselli, Francesca ^a   Begnini, Marco ^a   De Maria, Cesare ^a   Ansaldi, Filippo ^c   Durando, Paolo ^c   Icardi, Giancarlo ^c   Rezza, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a Medical Center   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

HIV; Influenza; Injecting drug users; Outbreak investigation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 33746826886     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20684     Document Type: Article

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