To determine whether frontline health care workers (HCWs) are at greater risk for contracting
pandemic (H1N1) 2009 than nonclinical staff, we conducted a study of 231 HCWs and 215 …

Protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) from occupational exposure to 2009 H1N1 influenza
was a challenge. During the first wave of the pandemic, many HCWs reported that they had …

Background Concerns have been raised about how the transmission of emerging infectious
diseases from patients to healthcare workers (HCWs) and vice versa could be recognized …

To evaluate factors associated with pandemic influenza among health care workers (HCWs),
a case-case-control study was conducted with 52 confirmed cases, 120 influenza-negative …

To characterize an outbreak of pandemic H1N1 2009 among healthcare personnel (HCP),
we conducted a cross-sectional survey of HCP who had worked in four general hospitals …

Background and Objective. Assessing the impact of 2009 influenza A (H1N1) on healthcare
workers (HCWs) is important for pandemic planning. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed …

After identification of pandemic 2009 influenza (pH1N1) in the United States, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) worked with state and local health officials to …

During the first wave of an influenza pandemic prior to the availability of an effective vaccine,
healthcare workers (HCWs) may be at particular risk of infection with the novel influenza …

BACKGROUND: A cluster of influenza-like illness (ILI) among physicians in training during
the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic (pH1N1) led to a health hazard evaluation …

Introduction The aim of this review was to record systematically and assess the published
literature relating to the occupational risk of influenza A (H1N1) infection among healthcare …