Reduction in the incidence of influenza A but not influenza B associated with use of hand sanitizer and cough hygiene in schools: A randomized controlled trial

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 921-926

  Stebbins, Samuel ^a   Cummings, Derek A T ^b   Stark, James H ^a   Vukotich, Chuck ^a   Mitruka, Kiren ^c   Thompson, William ^d   Rinaldo, Charles ^a   Roth, Loren ^a   Wagner, Michael ^e   Wisniewski, Stephen R ^a   Dato, Virginia ^e   Eng, Heather ^a   Burke, Donald S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

absence surveillance; hand sanitizer; influenza; laboratory testing; nonpharmaceutical interventions; randomized controlled trial; school aged children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE PRODUCT; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY CARE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 80055020538     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182218656     Document Type: Article

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