Can influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare workers influence the risk of nosocomial influenza-like illness in hospitalized patients?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 182-187

  Amodio, E ^a   Restivo, V ^a   Firenze, A ^a   Mammina, C ^a   Tramuto, F ^a   Vitale, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Infection control; Influenza vaccination; Nosocomial influenza

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL INFLUENZA;

HEALTHCARE WORKERS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; NOSOCOMIAL INFLUENZA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895892606     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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