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Association between Patient Age and Influenza A Subtype during Influenza Outbreaks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Bonita E. Lee ,
Shamir N. Mukhi  and
Steven J. Drews
Bonita E. Lee
Affiliation:
Provincial Public Health Laboratory (ProvLab), Alberta University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Shamir N. Mukhi
Affiliation:
Canadian Network for Public Health Intelligence (CNPHI), Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Steven J. Drews*
Affiliation:
Provincial Public Health Laboratory (ProvLab), Alberta University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
*
ProvLab Alberta, Calgary Site, 3030 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4W4, (s.drews@provlab.ab.ca)
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Abstract

The distribution of influenza A subtypes was studied in specimens recovered from patients in long-term care facility (LTCF) outbreaks and in non-LTCF outbreaks in Alberta, Canada, for 3 years before the influenza pandemic of 2009. We found that H3 but not HI was associated with infection in older adults. Therefore, H3 was more commonly found than HI in outbreaks in LTCFs.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 5 , May 2010 , pp. 535 - 537
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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