Respiratory viral surveillance of healthcare personnel and patients at an adult long-term care facility. (25th September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: O'Neil, Caroline A.; Kim, Lindsay; Prill, Mila M.; Talbot, H. Keipp; Whitaker, Brett; Sakthivel, Senthilkumar K.; Zhang, Yange; Zhang, Jing; Tong, Suxiang; Stone, Nimalie; Garg, Shikha; Gerber, Susan I.; Babcock, Hilary M.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 40:Number 11(2019)
• Page Start: 1309
• Page End: 1312
• Publication Date: 2019-09-25
• 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.2019.207
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: We conducted active surveillance of acute respiratory viral infections (ARIs) among residents and healthcare personnel (HCP) at a long-term care facility during the 2015–2016 respiratory illness season. ARIs were observed among both HCP and patients, highlighting the importance of including HCP in surveillance programs.