Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers in acute-care hospitals: a case-control study of its effect on hospital-acquired influenza among patients
Open Access
- 1 February 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 12 (1) , 30
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-30
Abstract
In acute-care hospitals, no evidence of a protective effect of healthcare worker (HCW) vaccination on hospital-acquired influenza (HAI) in patients has been documented. Our study objective was to ascertain the effectiveness of influenza vaccination of HCW on HAI among patients.Keywords
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