Assessment for possible healthcare-associated transmission of a new variant influenza virus--Pennsylvania, August 2011.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013;
34:1306-9. [PMID:
24225616 DOI:
10.1086/673980]
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Abstract
In August 2011, one of the earliest cases of influenza A(H3N2) variant [A(H3N2)v] virus infection was hospitalized with severe illness. To investigate the potential for healthcare-associated transmission of influenza A(H3N2)v, we evaluated both healthcare providers and patient contacts of the case. We found that healthcare-associated transmission was unlikely.
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