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.
Sandvik
David
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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
Keegan
James M
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