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Article: Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infections Among Health-Care Personnel - United States, April-May 2009
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- June 19, 2009
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CopyrightCopyright U.S. Center for Disease Control Jun 19, 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Soon after identification of novel influenza A (HlNl) virus infections in the United States in mid-April 2009, CDC provided interim recommendations to reduce the risk for transmission in health-care settings. These included recommendations on use of personal protective equipment (PPE), management of health-care personnel (HCP) after unprotected exposures, and instruction of ill HCP not to report to work (1). To better understand the risk for acquiring infection with the virus among HCP and the impact of infection-control recommendations, CDC solicited reports of infected HCP from state health departments. As of May 13, CDC had received 48 reports of confirmed or probable infections with ...