Impact of New York State Influenza Mandate on Influenza-Like Illness, Acute Respiratory Illness, and Confirmed Influenza in Healthcare Personnel. (22nd August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Batabyal, Rachel A.; Zhou, Juyan J.; Howell, Joy D.; Alba, Luis; Lee, Helen H.; Furuya, E. Yoko; Stockwell, Melissa S.; Calfee, David P.; Brown, Claire E.; Craan, Aziza; Saiman, Lisa
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 38:Number 11(2017)
• Page Start: 1361
• Page End: 1363
• Publication Date: 2017-08-22
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.182
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract : In 2013, New York State mandated that, during influenza season, unvaccinated healthcare personnel (HCP) wear a surgical mask in areas where patients are typically present. We found that this mandate was associated with increased HCP vaccination and decreased HCP visits to the hospital Workforce Health and Safety Department with respiratory illnesses and laboratory-confirmed influenza. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:1361–1363