Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)2009 in hospital healthcare workers in New Zealand.
We evaluated A/H1N1 influenza in healthcare workers (HCWs) and in a flu room during the 2009 pandemic. The flu room aided HCW care and management by facilitating rapid diagnosis and treatment. Absence of fever was common, and symptoms were nonspecific. A higher rate of H1N1 occurred in HCWs deployed in acute services.
Department of Infectious Disease, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand. nigel.raymond@ccdhb.org.nz
Nigel J
NJ
Raymond
Neville
N
Berry
Tim K
TK
Blackmore
Sarah
S
Jefferies
Katherine
K
Norton
Kyle
K
Perrin
Richard
R
Beasley
D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D053139:Oseltamivir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058873:Pandemics; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D053139:Oseltamivir