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m J Infect Control. 2019 Nov 26. pii: S0196-6553(19)30947-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.10.018. [Epub ahead of print] [h=1]Quantifying influenza exposure within California hospitals and nursing homes using administrative data.[/h]
Dickinson DT[SUP]1[/SUP], He J[SUP]2[/SUP], Gussin G[SUP]2[/SUP], Gravenstein S[SUP]3[/SUP], Dembry LM[SUP]4[/SUP], Huang SS[SUP]5[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h] 1 Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT; Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA. Electronic address: drew.dickinson@ucsf.edu. 2 Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA. 3 Departments of Medicine and Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Center for Gerontology & Healthcare Research, Brown University and Providence Veterans Administration Medical Center, Providence, RI. 4 Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT; Department of Medicine, VA Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven, CT. 5 Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA; Health Policy Research Institute, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Influenza acquisition occurs in hospitals and nursing homes (NHs), highlighting the need for infection prevention. We used administrative data to quantify influenza exposure and facility-onset influenza rates for California hospitals and NHs during the 2015-2016 influenza season. Higher facility-onset influenza rates were identified in NHs compared with hospitals, despite fewer influenza exposure-days in NHs. Validation of administrative data are needed.
Copyright ? 2019 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. All rights reserved.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Health care-associated infection; Infection prevention; Outbreak; Upper respiratory infection
PMID: 31780203 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.10.018
Dickinson DT[SUP]1[/SUP], He J[SUP]2[/SUP], Gussin G[SUP]2[/SUP], Gravenstein S[SUP]3[/SUP], Dembry LM[SUP]4[/SUP], Huang SS[SUP]5[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h] 1 Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT; Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA. Electronic address: drew.dickinson@ucsf.edu. 2 Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA. 3 Departments of Medicine and Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Center for Gerontology & Healthcare Research, Brown University and Providence Veterans Administration Medical Center, Providence, RI. 4 Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT; Department of Medicine, VA Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven, CT. 5 Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA; Health Policy Research Institute, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Influenza acquisition occurs in hospitals and nursing homes (NHs), highlighting the need for infection prevention. We used administrative data to quantify influenza exposure and facility-onset influenza rates for California hospitals and NHs during the 2015-2016 influenza season. Higher facility-onset influenza rates were identified in NHs compared with hospitals, despite fewer influenza exposure-days in NHs. Validation of administrative data are needed.
Copyright ? 2019 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. All rights reserved.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Health care-associated infection; Infection prevention; Outbreak; Upper respiratory infection
PMID: 31780203 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.10.018