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Clinical and Nonclinical Health Care Workers Faced a Similar Risk of Acquiring 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Infection

Seto, Wing-Hong ; Cowling, Benjamin J. ; Lam, Hung-Suet ; Ching, Patricia T. Y. ; To, Mei-Lam ; Pittet, Didier

In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2011, vol. 53, no. 3, p. 280-283

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    Titre
    • Clinical and Nonclinical Health Care Workers Faced a Similar Risk of Acquiring 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Infection
    Auteur
    • Seto, Wing-Hong. Hospital Authority
    • Cowling, Benjamin J.. Infectious Disease Epidemiology Group, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
    • Lam, Hung-Suet. Hospital Authority
    • Ching, Patricia T. Y.. Hospital Authority
    • To, Mei-Lam. Hospital Authority
    • Pittet, Didier. Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2011, vol. 53, no. 3, p. 280-283. Oxford University Press
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:294586
    Summary
    (See the editorial commentary by Drumright and Holmes, on pages 284-286.) Reporting of confirmed pandemic influenza A virus (pH1N1) 2009 infection was mandatory among health care workers in Hong Kong. Among 1158 confirmed infections, there was no significant difference in incidence among clinical versus nonclinical staff (relative risk, 0.98; 95% confidence interval, 0.78-1.20). Reported community exposure to pH1N1 was common and was similar in both groups