Nosocomial influenza at a Canadian pediatric hospital from 1995 to 1999: opportunities for prevention.
Nineteen cases of nosocomial influenza occurred at a pediatric hospital during a 5-year period. Only one of the nine children with chronic health conditions had been immunized. Length of stay was prolonged for seven children, with three intensive care unit admissions. We have now implemented strategies to decrease nosocomial influenza infection.
Slinger
Robert
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Division of Infectious Disease and Infection Control Program, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada.
Dennis
Peggy
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D002648:Child; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care