Journal article
Pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09: risk of infection in primary healthcare workers
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Healthcare workers in primary care are at risk of infection during an influenza pandemic. The 2009 influenza pandemic provided an opportunity to assess this risk.
AIM: To measure the prevalence of seropositivity to influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 among primary healthcare workers in Canterbury, New Zealand, following the 2009 influenza pandemic, and to examine associations between seropositivity and participants' sociodemographic …
Authors
Hudson B; Toop L; Mangin D; Brunton C; Jennings L; Fletcher L
Journal
British Journal of General Practice, Vol. 63, No. 611, pp. e416–e422
Publisher
Royal College of General Practitioners
Publication Date
June 2013
DOI
10.3399/bjgp13x668212
ISSN
0960-1643
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAgedAntibodies, ViralFemaleHealth PersonnelHemagglutination Inhibition TestsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanMaleMiddle AgedNew ZealandPandemicsPrevalencePrimary Health CareSeroepidemiologic StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesTime Factors