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The Cross-Transmission of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Infections among Healthcare Workers and Inpatients in a Chinese Tertiary Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Mingmei Du ,
Jijiang Suo ,
Na Jia ,
Yubin Xing ,
Lijun Xie  and
Yunxi Liu
Mingmei Du
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Management and Disease Control, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
Jijiang Suo
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Management and Disease Control, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
Na Jia
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
Yubin Xing
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Management and Disease Control, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
Lijun Xie
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Management and Disease Control, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
Yunxi Liu*
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Management and Disease Control, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
*
Department of Infection Management and Disease Control, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Fuxing Road 28, Haidian District, Beijing, China100853 (yunxiliu6511@yahoo.com.cn)
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Abstract

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We reported 2009 H1N1 influenza infections among healthcare workers (HCWs) and inpatients and the prevention measures instituted in a large Chinese hospital. In total, 171 HCWs and 89 inpatients tested positive for H1N1. Sixteen HCWs had known hospital exposure, among whom only 7 had working-contact exposure. There was no influenza outbreak.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012;33(3):295-298

Type
Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , March 2012 , pp. 295 - 298
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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