H1N1 influenza in elderly nursing home residents.
We offer this brief report to inform other nursing home medical directors and attending physicians of a possible change in the profile of persons susceptible to H1N1 influenza. If a significant number of cases appear in older persons, the recommendations for H1N1 vaccination may need to be changed to include the elderly.
The South Dakota Institute of Geriatrics, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, 640 Flormann Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA. david.sandvik@usd.edu
David
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James M
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Keegan
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