Outbreaks of influenza A among nonvaccinated healthcare workers: Implications for resource-limited settings

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 777-780

  Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^a   Puthavathana, Pilaipan ^b   Kitphati, Rungrueng ^c   Auewarakul, Prasert ^b   Mundy, Linda M ^d  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Thai National Institute of Health   (Thailand)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; VACCINATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; POVERTY; THAILAND; VACCINATION;

EID: 50949107259     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588162     Document Type: Article

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