Infection prevention and control measures for acute respiratory infections in healthcare settings: An update

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 39-47

  Seto, W H ^a   Conly, J M ^b   Pessoa Silva, C L ^c   Malik, M ^c   Eremin, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADENOVIRUS; ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; AVIAN INFLUENZA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84922686622     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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