Influenza virus emitted by naturally-infected hosts in a healthcare setting

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 105-107

  Mubareka, Samira ^a   Granados, Andrea ^b   Naik, Ushma ^a   Darwish, Ilyse ^a   Cutts, Todd A ^c   Astrakianakis, George ^d   Gubbay, Jonathan B ^b   Peci, Adriana ^b   Scott, James A ^e  

^a Canada   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; Exposure; Healthcare; Influenza virus; Transmission

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION; COMMUNITY CARE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSMISSION; VERY ELDERLY; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84949424496     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2015.11.002     Document Type: Article

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