Hospital preparedness and clinical description of the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic in a Belgian tertiary hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 118-122

  Cherifi, S ^a   Reynders, M ^b   Theunissen, C ^a  

^a BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cost; Epidemic; Influenza A (H1N1)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATIENT CARE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANDEMICS; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78951483601     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.09.032     Document Type: Article

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