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Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1)2009 in Hospital Healthcare Workers in New Zealand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Nigel J. Raymond ,
Neville Berry ,
Tim K. Blackmore ,
Sarah Jefferies ,
Katherine Norton ,
Kyle Perrin  and
Richard Beasley
Nigel J. Raymond*
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Disease, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand
Neville Berry
Affiliation:
Department of Occupational Health, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand
Tim K. Blackmore
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Disease, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand Department of Microbiology, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand
Sarah Jefferies
Affiliation:
Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Katherine Norton
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Disease, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand
Kyle Perrin
Affiliation:
Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Richard Beasley
Affiliation:
Medical Research Institute of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
*
Infectious Diseases Department, Wellington Hospital, Riddiford Street, Wellington 6021, New Zealand ([email protected])
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Abstract

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.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012;33(2):196-199

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , February 2012 , pp. 196 - 199
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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