Household transmission of pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus in Osaka, Japan in May 2009

Journal of Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 284-288

  Komiya, N ^a   Gu, Y ^a   Kamiya, H ^a   Yahata, Y ^a   Yasui, Y ^a   Taniguchi, K ^a   Okabe, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Household; Influenza; Pandemic; Prophylaxis; Secondary attack rate

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; OSELTAMIVIR; ZANAMIVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIVIRAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIARRHEA; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PANDEMIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY INFECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHEMOPREVENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956648823     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.06.019     Document Type: Article

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