The cross-transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infections among healthcare workers and inpatients in a chinese tertiary hospital.
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.
Department of Infection Management and Disease Control, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Mingmei
M
Du
Jijiang
J
Suo
Na
N
Jia
Yubin
Y
Xing
Lijun
L
Xie
Yunxi
Y
Liu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058873:Pandemics; D011482:Protective Devices; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult