H1N1 Influenza: Contact investigation burden because of failure to institute influenza precautions in patients with negative rapid influenza diagnostic test results

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-104

  Cunha, Burke A ^a,b   Thekkel, Valsamma ^a,b   Cohan, Carol ^a,b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE; OSELTAMIVIR;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; PROPHYLAXIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT TRACING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LYMPHOPENIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449152789     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/649762     Document Type: Letter

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