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Factors Associated with Unprotected Exposure to 2009 H1N1 Influenza A among Healthcare Workers during the First Wave of the Pandemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

David B. Banach ,
Rebecca Bielang  and
David P. Calfee
David B. Banach
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
Rebecca Bielang
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
David P. Calfee*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York Department of Medicine and Department of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
*
525 East 68th Street, Box 576, New York, NY 10021 (dpc9003@med.cornell.edu)
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Abstract

Protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) from occupational exposure to 2009 H1N1 influenza was a challenge. During the first wave of the pandemic, many HCWs reported that they had been exposed to 2009 H1N1 when they were not using respiratory personal protective equipment. Unprotected exposures tended to be more frequent among HCWs caring for patients with atypical clinical presentations.

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Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , March 2011 , pp. 293 - 295
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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