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Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130131084604.htm
Patients Can Emit Small, Influenza-Containing Particles Into the Air During Routine Care
Jan. 31, 2013 ? A new study suggests that patients with influenza can emit small virus-containing particles into the surrounding air during routine patient care, potentially exposing health care providers to influenza. Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, the findings raise the possibility that current influenza infection control recommendations may not always be adequate to protect providers from influenza during routine patient care in hospitals.
Werner E. Bischoff, MD, PhD, and colleagues from the Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina screened 94 patients for flu-like symptoms during the 2010-2011 influenza season. Study participants had been admitted to the emergency department (52 patients) or an inpatient care unit (42 patients) of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, where vaccination for influenza is mandatory for health care provider...
Journal Reference:
Werner E. Bischoff, Katrina Swett, Iris Leng, and Timothy R. Peters. Exposure to Influenza Virus Aerosols During Routine Patient Care. J Infect Dis, January 30, 2013 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis773
Patients Can Emit Small, Influenza-Containing Particles Into the Air During Routine Care
Jan. 31, 2013 ? A new study suggests that patients with influenza can emit small virus-containing particles into the surrounding air during routine patient care, potentially exposing health care providers to influenza. Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, the findings raise the possibility that current influenza infection control recommendations may not always be adequate to protect providers from influenza during routine patient care in hospitals.
Werner E. Bischoff, MD, PhD, and colleagues from the Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina screened 94 patients for flu-like symptoms during the 2010-2011 influenza season. Study participants had been admitted to the emergency department (52 patients) or an inpatient care unit (42 patients) of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, where vaccination for influenza is mandatory for health care provider...
Journal Reference:
Werner E. Bischoff, Katrina Swett, Iris Leng, and Timothy R. Peters. Exposure to Influenza Virus Aerosols During Routine Patient Care. J Infect Dis, January 30, 2013 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis773