Influenza A(H1N1) outbreak in a long-term care facility for severely handicapped residents, Slovenia, March–April 2009

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A Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Outbreak Experience among Residents of a Long Term-Care Facility in Saudi Arabia during 2010 Seasonal Flu Circulation

“…In this study, patient attack rate (47.7%) was comparable to, for example, that reported in Slovenia (43%), yet was higher than, for example, that reported in the LTCF outbreaks in Colorado (28%) and New York (11%), considering the total bed capacity of each facility (23, 39 and 386 beds, respectively). 21,22 This LTCF outbreak also had a slightly lower than average duration until the last new case reported compared to the previous studies (7 vs. 8 days). Evidently, the initiation and reinforcement of recommended infection control practices played a role in such a relatively short influenza outbreak attack duration.…”

“…It also did not influence survival, so that both males and females have had the same chance of surviving an influenza outbreak (Table 2). In the similar Slovenian investigation, 21 March-April 2009, 60.8% (n=23) of patients from both sexes (male:female ratio 52.2%:47.8%) developed suspected H1N1 symptoms. There was no significant difference in mean age for our male versus female patients (52.0 years±21.6 vs. 36.3 years±26.3, respectively) compared with those reported in the Slovenian study (22.8 years±5.9 vs. 20.7 years±7.1, respectively, P=0.15 and 0.46, respectively) (Table 1).…”

Brote de gripe por virus pandémico (H1N1) 2009 en una residencia para personas discapacitadas psíquicas en las Islas Baleares

“…En la casa tutelada se estableció un período de suspensión de las actividades que implicaran contacto con personas ajenas a la residencia 5 .…”