Laboratory-confirmed pandemic h1n1 influenza in hospitalized adults: findings from the Canadian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance Program, 2009-2010

Krista Wilkinson; Robyn Mitchell; Geoffrey Taylor; Barbara Amihod; Charles Frenette; Denise Gravel; Allison McGeer; Kathryn N Suh; Alice Wong; Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program

doi:10.1086/667732

Laboratory-confirmed pandemic h1n1 influenza in hospitalized adults: findings from the Canadian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance Program, 2009-2010

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Oct;33(10):1043-6. doi: 10.1086/667732. Epub 2012 Aug 23.

Authors

Krista Wilkinson¹, Robyn Mitchell, Geoffrey Taylor, Barbara Amihod, Charles Frenette, Denise Gravel, Allison McGeer, Kathryn N Suh, Alice Wong; Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program

Affiliation

¹ Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 22961025
DOI: 10.1086/667732

Abstract

Surveillance for pandemic H1N1 influenza was conducted between June 1, 2009, and May 31, 2010, among adults at 40 participating hospitals in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program. The first wave was characterized by a higher proportion of Aboriginals and pregnant women as well as severe outcomes, compared to the second wave.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Canada / epidemiology
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Female
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
Influenza, Human / epidemiology*
Influenza, Human / mortality
Male
Medical Audit
Middle Aged
Pandemics / statistics & numerical data*
Population Surveillance*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult