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Characteristics and management of patients with influenza in a German hospital during the 2014/2015 influenza season

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The objective of this study was to review the management of patients with influenza during the influenza season 2014/2015 (n = 197). Our study revealed a high rate of healthcare-associated influenza infection (35.5 %) and a correlation between the total number of patients with HA influenza and the number of nurses on sick leave. The results of the study underline the importance of strict hygiene management. Furthermore, widespread influenza vaccination for both high-risk patients and health care workers is recommended.

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This work was supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany (FKZ 01E01502, FKZ 01KI1501).

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  1. Center for Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Jena University Hospital, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747, Jena, Germany

    Stefan Hagel, Anne Moeser, Benjamin Schleenvoigt, Christina Forstner & Mathias W. Pletz

  2. Integrated Research and Treatment Center, Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC), Jena University Hospital, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747, Jena, Germany

    Stefan Hagel

  3. Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747, Jena, Germany

    Katrin Ludewig

  4. Clinic of Medicine, Division of Pneumology and Allergology, University Hospital of Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747, Jena, Germany

    Anne Moeser

  5. Institute of Medical Microbiology, Jena University Hospital, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747, Jena, Germany

    Michael Baier & Bettina Löffler

  6. Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

    Christina Forstner

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Hagel, S., Ludewig, K., Moeser, A. et al. Characteristics and management of patients with influenza in a German hospital during the 2014/2015 influenza season. Infection 44, 667–672 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-016-0920-0

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