title: Laboratory-confirmed pandemic h1n1 influenza in hospitalized adults: findings from the Canadian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance Program, 2009-2010.
abstract: Surveillance for pandemic H1N1 influenza was conducted between June 1, 2009, and May 31, 2010, among adults at 40 participating hospitals in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program. The first wave was characterized by a higher proportion of Aboriginals and pregnant women as well as severe outcomes, compared to the second wave.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Krista
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Amihod
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frenette
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gravel
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McGeer
authors.forename: Kathryn N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D058873:Pandemics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult