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ABSTRACT: Background
Data on influenza in the healthcare setting are often based on retrospective investigations of outbreaks and a few studies described influenza during several consecutive seasons.The aim of the present work is to report data on influenza like illness (ILI) and influenza from 5-year prospective surveillance in a short-stay geriatrics unit.Findings
A short stay geriatrics unit underwent 5 years of ILI surveillance from November 2004 to March 2009, with the aim of describing ILI in a non-outbreak context. The study was proposed to patients who presented ILI, defined as fever >37.8°C or cough or sore throat. Among 1,353 admitted patients, 115 presented an ILI, and 34 had hospital-acquired ILI (HA-ILI). Influenza was confirmed in 23 patients, 13 of whom had been vaccinated. Overall attack rates were 2.78% and 0.02% for HA-ILI and HA-confirmed influenza respectively, during the 5 seasons.Conclusions
This 5-year surveillance study supports the notion that influenza infections are common in hospitals, mostly impacting the elderly hospitalized in short-stay units. It highlights the need for appropriate control measures to prevent HA-ILI in geriatric units and protect elderly patients.
SUBMITTER: Regis C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3943500 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Régis Corinne C Voirin Nicolas N Escuret Vanessa V Kim Byeul-A BA Robert Olivier O Lina Bruno B Comte Brigitte B Vanhems Philippe P
BMC research notes 20140221
<h4>Background</h4>Data on influenza in the healthcare setting are often based on retrospective investigations of outbreaks and a few studies described influenza during several consecutive seasons.The aim of the present work is to report data on influenza like illness (ILI) and influenza from 5-year prospective surveillance in a short-stay geriatrics unit.<h4>Findings</h4>A short stay geriatrics unit underwent 5 years of ILI surveillance from November 2004 to March 2009, with the aim of describi ...[more]