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Respiratory viral surveillance of healthcare personnel and patients at an adult long-term care facility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 September 2019

Caroline A. O’Neil Open the ORCID record for Caroline A. O’Neil [Opens in a new window] ,
Lindsay Kim ,
Mila M. Prill ,
H. Keipp Talbot ,
Brett Whitaker ,
Senthilkumar K. Sakthivel ,
Yange Zhang ,
Jing Zhang ,
Suxiang Tong  and
Nimalie Stone
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Caroline A. O’Neil*
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Lindsay Kim
Affiliation:
Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia United States Public Health Service, Commissioned Corps, Rockville, Maryland
Mila M. Prill
Affiliation:
Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
H. Keipp Talbot
Affiliation:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Brett Whitaker
Affiliation:
Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Senthilkumar K. Sakthivel
Affiliation:
Batelle, contracting agency to the Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Yange Zhang
Affiliation:
Batelle, contracting agency to the Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Jing Zhang
Affiliation:
IHRC, contracting agency to the Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Suxiang Tong
Affiliation:
Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Nimalie Stone
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Shikha Garg
Affiliation:
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Susan I. Gerber
Affiliation:
Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Hilary M. Babcock
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
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Author for correspondence: Caroline O’Neil, Infectious Diseases Division, Washington University School of Medicine, 4523 Clayton Ave. Box 8051, St Louis, MO 63110. E-mail: [email protected].
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Abstract

We conducted active surveillance of acute respiratory viral infections (ARIs) among residents and healthcare personnel (HCP) at a long-term care facility during the 2015–2016 respiratory illness season. ARIs were observed among both HCP and patients, highlighting the importance of including HCP in surveillance programs.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 40 , Issue 11 , November 2019 , pp. 1309 - 1312
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© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved. 

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