A surveillance system to reduce transmission of pandemic H1N1 (2009) influenza in a 2600-bed medical center

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Chu, Tsui Ping ^a   Li, Chung Chen ^b   Wang, Lin ^b   Hsu, Li Wen ^a   Eng, Hock Liew ^c   You, Huey Ling ^c   Liu, Jien Wei ^c   Wei, Chi Chen ^d   Chang, Ling Sai ^b   Lee, Ing Kit ^c   Yang, Kuender D ^d  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c KCGMH CGU   (Taiwan)

^d SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH SURVEY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK;

BODY TEMPERATURE; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAIWAN;

EID: 84863238150     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032731     Document Type: Article

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