Household transmission of respiratory viruses - assessment of viral, individual and household characteristics in a population study of healthy Australian adults

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  McCaw, James M ^a   Howard, Peter F ^a   Richmond, Peter C ^b   Nissen, Michael ^c   Sloots, Theo ^c   Lambert, Stephen B ^c   Lai, Michael ^d   Greenberg, Michael ^d   Nolan, Terry ^a   McVernon, Jodie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d CSL LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Influenza vaccines; Influenza, human; Respiratory tract infection; Transmission

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SECONDARY HOUSEHOLD ATTACK PROPORTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIRUS DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870657277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-345     Document Type: Article

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