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Efficacy of Surveillance for 2009 H1N1 Pandemic within a Healthcare System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Sandro Cinti ,
Karyn Haas ,
Paul Paliani ,
Duane Newton ,
Carrie Wright ,
Christy Zalewski ,
Jennifer G. Holmes ,
Shon Dwyer ,
Candace Friedman  and
Carol Chenoweth
Sandro Cinti*
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veteran's Affairs Ann Arbor Health System, Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Karyn Haas
Affiliation:
Ambulatory Care Services, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Paul Paliani
Affiliation:
Ambulatory Care Services, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Duane Newton
Affiliation:
Microbiology Laboratory, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Carrie Wright
Affiliation:
Safety Management, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Christy Zalewski
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Control and Epidemiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jennifer G. Holmes
Affiliation:
Emergency Department, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Shon Dwyer
Affiliation:
Office of the Chief Operating Officer, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Candace Friedman
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Control and Epidemiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Carol Chenoweth
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan Department of Infection Control and Epidemiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
*
Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan Hospitals/VA, Ann Arbor Health Systems, 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 (scinti@med.umich.edu)
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In the fall of 2009, our hospital introduced a surveillance system to monitor the increase in cases of H1N1 pandemic influenza A virus infection. The system involved tracking cases of influenza-like illness in the emergency department, the outpatient clinics, and the inpatient wards as well as specimens with positive polymerase chain reaction results reported by the microbiology laboratory. Our data correlated well with national and regional data.

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Concise Communication
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 8 , August 2011 , pp. 811 - 814
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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