Outbreaks of influenza A among nonvaccinated healthcare workers: Implications for resource-limited settings

Anucha Apisarnthanarak; Pilaipan Puthavathana; Rungrueng Kitphati; Prasert Auewarakul; Linda M. Mundy

doi:10.1086/588162

Outbreaks of influenza A among nonvaccinated healthcare workers: Implications for resource-limited settings

Anucha Apisarnthanarak
, Pilaipan Puthavathana
, Rungrueng Kitphati
, Prasert Auewarakul
, Linda M. Mundy

Department of Microbiology

Thammasat University Hospital
Siriraj Hospital
Thai National Institute of Health
St. Louis University School of Public Health

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

25 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We identified 3 outbreaks of influenza A (attack rates, 18%-24%) among Thai healthcare workers in intensive care units. All outbreaks were epidemiologically linked to an index patient with pneumonia due to influenza A virus (subtype H3N2). The investigations of these outbreaks incurred costs that exceeded the estimated costs of healthcare worker influenza vaccination by more than 10-fold.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	777-780
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	29
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/588162
Publication status	Published - Aug 2008

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Access to Document

10.1086/588162

Cite this

@article{661852ae66924da39f8bf2b56bd0be32,

title = "Outbreaks of influenza A among nonvaccinated healthcare workers: Implications for resource-limited settings",

abstract = "We identified 3 outbreaks of influenza A (attack rates, 18\%-24\%) among Thai healthcare workers in intensive care units. All outbreaks were epidemiologically linked to an index patient with pneumonia due to influenza A virus (subtype H3N2). The investigations of these outbreaks incurred costs that exceeded the estimated costs of healthcare worker influenza vaccination by more than 10-fold.",

author = "Anucha Apisarnthanarak and Pilaipan Puthavathana and Rungrueng Kitphati and Prasert Auewarakul and Mundy, \{Linda M.\}",

year = "2008",

month = aug,

doi = "10.1086/588162",

language = "English",

volume = "29",

pages = "777--780",

journal = "Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology",

issn = "0899-823X",

publisher = "Cambridge University Press",

number = "8",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Outbreaks of influenza A among nonvaccinated healthcare workers

T2 - Implications for resource-limited settings

AU - Apisarnthanarak, Anucha

AU - Puthavathana, Pilaipan

AU - Kitphati, Rungrueng

AU - Auewarakul, Prasert

AU - Mundy, Linda M.

PY - 2008/8

Y1 - 2008/8

N2 - We identified 3 outbreaks of influenza A (attack rates, 18%-24%) among Thai healthcare workers in intensive care units. All outbreaks were epidemiologically linked to an index patient with pneumonia due to influenza A virus (subtype H3N2). The investigations of these outbreaks incurred costs that exceeded the estimated costs of healthcare worker influenza vaccination by more than 10-fold.

AB - We identified 3 outbreaks of influenza A (attack rates, 18%-24%) among Thai healthcare workers in intensive care units. All outbreaks were epidemiologically linked to an index patient with pneumonia due to influenza A virus (subtype H3N2). The investigations of these outbreaks incurred costs that exceeded the estimated costs of healthcare worker influenza vaccination by more than 10-fold.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/50949107259

U2 - 10.1086/588162

DO - 10.1086/588162

M3 - Article

C2 - 18624648

AN - SCOPUS:50949107259

SN - 0899-823X

VL - 29

SP - 777

EP - 780

JO - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

JF - Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

IS - 8

ER -

Outbreaks of influenza A among nonvaccinated healthcare workers: Implications for resource-limited settings

Abstract

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this