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Prospective Evaluation of 2009 H1N1 Influenza A in Patients Admitted with Fever to an Oncology Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Karen Seiter ,
Dhaval Shah ,
Claudio Sandoval ,
Delong Liu ,
Robert B. Nadelman ,
Banafsheh Sinaki ,
Cristina Cuffari ,
Qiuhu Shi ,
Syed Abid  and
Marisa Montecalvo
Karen Seiter*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Dhaval Shah
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Claudio Sandoval
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Delong Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Robert B. Nadelman
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Banafsheh Sinaki
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Cristina Cuffari
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Qiuhu Shi
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Syed Abid
Affiliation:
Westchester County Department of Laboratories and Research, Valhalla, New York
Marisa Montecalvo
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
*
Room 250, Munger Pavilion, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595 ([email protected])
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Extract

We prospectively evaluated all oncology inpatients for 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. All patients recovered completely. Evaluating all oncology patients with fever for influenza involved overtreatment of influenza-negative patients and involved a significant infection control burden. However, early antiviral intervention could have contributed to a favorable outcome.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 8 , August 2011 , pp. 815 - 817
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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