Association of increased influenza vaccination in health care workers with a reduction in nosocomial influenza infections in cancer patients

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1016-1021

  Frenzel, Elizabeth ^a   Chemaly, Roy F ^a   Ariza Heredia, Ella ^a   Jiang, Ying ^a   Shah, Dimpy P ^a   Thomas, Georgia ^a   Graviss, Linda ^a   Raad, Issam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; health care workers; Influenza; nosocomial infection; vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; NURSING STAFF; SURGICAL MASK; COMPLICATION; CROSS INFECTION; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; VACCINATION;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PREVALENCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84964986307     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.024     Document Type: Article

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