A novel influenza A (H1N1) outbreak experience among residents of a long term-care facility in Saudi Arabia during 2010 seasonal flu circulation

Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-89

  Affifi, Raouf M ^a   Omar, Sherif R ^b   El Raggal, Ahmad A ^c  

^a AL HADA ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

^c Preventive Medicine Department   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Influenza a (H1N1); Long term care; Outbreak; Saudi arabia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84866778290     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20367449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/idr.2012.e23     Document Type: Article

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