Risk of influenza-like illness in an acute health care setting during community influenza epidemics in 2004-2005, 2005-2006, and 2006-2007: A prospective study

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-157

  Vanhems, Philippe ^a,b   Voirin, Nicolas ^a,b   Roche, Sylvain ^a,c   Escuret, Vanessa ^c   Regis, Corinne ^a,b   Gorain, Christine ^a,b   Pires Cronenberger, Silène ^b   Giard, Marine ^a,b   Lina, Bruno ^c,d   Najioullah, Fatiha ^c   Barret, Béatrice ^g   Pollissard, Laurence ^e   David, Sandra ^a,c   Crozet, Marie Noelle ^a,b   Comte, Brigitte ^c   Hirschel, Bernard ^f   Ecochard, René ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^e SANOFI PASTEUR   (France)

^f GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SURGICAL WARD;

EID: 79251545479     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.500     Document Type: Article

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