Vaccination of healthcare workers to protect patients at increased risk of acute respiratory disease: Summary of a systematic review

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages 93-96

  Dolan, Gayle P ^a   Harris, Rebecca C ^b   Clarkson, Mandy ^c   Sokal, Rachel ^c   Morgan, Gemma ^d   Mukaigawara, Mitsuru ^b   Horiuchi, Hiroshi ^e   Hale, Rachel ^a   Stormont, Laura ^b   Béchard Evans, Laura ^b   Chao, Yi Sheng ^b   Eremin, Sergey ^b   Martins, Sara ^b   Tam, John ^b   Peñalver, Javier ^b   Zanuzadana, Arina ^f   Nguyen Van Tam, Jonathan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c NHS Derbyshire County   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human; Influenza; Medical staff; Patients; Public health; Transmission; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; DEATH; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LONG TERM CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRANSMISSION; VACCINATION;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; VACCINATION;

EID: 84883194687     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/irv.12087     Document Type: Review

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