Hospital-acquired influenza: a synthesis using the Outbreak Reports and Intervention Studies of Nosocomial Infection (ORION) statement

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Voirin, N ^a,b   Barret, B ^c   Metzger, M H ^a,b   Vanhems, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c SANOFI PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Hospital; Influenza; Outbreaks

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; RIBAVIRIN; RIMANTADINE;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LABORATORY TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 57149128717     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.08.013     Document Type: Review

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