Management of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults: updated Swedish guidelines 2017

S Athlin, C Lidman, A Lundqvist, P Naucler… - Infectious …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Based on expert group work, Swedish recommendations for the management of community-
acquired pneumonia in adults are here updated. The management of sepsis-induced …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza vaccination coverage among health care personnel—United States, 2017–18 influenza season

CL Black - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2018 - cdc.gov
Opt-in Internet panel survey-assessed influenza vaccination coverage among health care
personnel during the 2017–18 season was 78.4%, similar to the previous four seasons …

Seasonal influenza immunisation: strategies for older adults

W Schaffner, P van Buynder, S McNeil… - … journal of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Adults over the age of 60‐65 years suffer disproportionally from seasonal influenza,
experiencing high rates of complications, exacerbation of underlying medical comorbidities …

Motivators and barriers to vaccination of health professionals against seasonal influenza in primary healthcare

D Petek, K Kamnik-Jug - BMC health services research, 2018 - Springer
Background Over the last decade, the vaccination rates amongst the general population in
Slovenia were declining. According to the World Health Organisation, the vaccination rates …

Attitudes, believes, determinants and organisational barriers behind the low seasonal influenza vaccination uptake in healthcare workers–a cross-sectional survey

L Boey, C Bral, M Roelants, A De Schryver, L Godderis… - Vaccine, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Seasonal influenza threatens hospitalised patients and residents of nursing
homes annually. Due to age and chronic disease their protection following immunisation is …

Beliefs, attitudes, and activities of healthcare personnel about influenza and pneumococcal vaccines

F Çiftci, E Şen, N Demir, O Çiftci, S Erol… - Human vaccines & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Vaccination of healthcare personnel (HCP) is an effective measure for
preventing the spread of influenza among at-risk patients. This study was conducted to …

Seasonal influenza vaccination in health care workers. A pre-post intervention study in an Italian paediatric hospital

F Gilardi, G Castelli Gattinara, MR Vinci… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Despite relevant recommendations and evidences on the efficacy of influenza vaccination in
health care workers (HCWs), vaccination coverage rates in Europe and Italy currently do not …

Feasibility of a cluster-randomized influenza vaccination trial in US nursing homes: lessons learned

S Gravenstein, HE Davidson, LF Han… - Human vaccines & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Influenza severity increases and vaccine effectiveness decreases with age. High-dose
influenza vaccine (HD) with quadruple the antigen of standard-dose (SD) vaccine is more …

Changes in influenza vaccination requirements for health care personnel in US hospitals

MT Greene, KE Fowler, D Ratz, SL Krein… - JAMA Network …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Annual influenza vaccinations are currently recommended for all health care
personnel (HCP) to limit the spread of influenza to those at high risk of developing serious …

The potential economic value of influenza vaccination for healthcare workers in The Netherlands

MJ Meijboom, J Riphagen‐Dalhuisen… - Influenza and other …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite the clinical evidence, influenza vaccination coverage of healthcare
workers remains low. To assess the health economic value of implementing an influenza …