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2009-09-01Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.25646/440
Nurses' contacts and potential for infectious disease transmission
dc.contributor.authorBernard, Helen
dc.contributor.authorFischer, Richela
dc.contributor.authorMikolajczyk, Rafael T.
dc.contributor.authorKretzschmar, Mirjam
dc.contributor.authorWildner, Manfred
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T13:29:43Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T13:29:43Z
dc.date.created2009-12-14
dc.date.issued2009-09-01none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/reXvwxBZP48E/PDF/24U1qyP2NNYTw.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/515
dc.description.abstractNurses' contacts with potentially infectious persons probably place them at higher risk than the general population for infectious diseases. During an influenza pandemic, illness among nurses might result in staff shortage. We aimed to show the value of individual data from the healthcare sector for mathematical modeling of infectious disease transmission. Using a paper diary approach, we compared nurses' daily contacts (2-way conversation with >2 words or skin-to-skin contact) with those of matched controls from a representative population survey. Nurses (n = 129) reported a median of 40 contacts (85% work related), and controls (n = 129) reported 12 contacts (33% work related). For nurses, 51% of work-related contacts were with patients (74% involving skin-to-skin contact, and 63% lastedeng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
dc.subjectHumanseng
dc.subjectGermanyeng
dc.subjectContact Tracing/methodseng
dc.subjectInfectious Disease Transmissioneng
dc.subjectNursing Staffeng
dc.subjectHospitaleng
dc.subjectQuestionnaireseng
dc.subjectTime Factorseng
dc.subjectCommunicable Diseases/transmissioneng
dc.subjectCross Infection/transmissioneng
dc.subjectGeneral Surgeryeng
dc.subjectPatient-to-Professionaleng
dc.subjectInternal Medicineeng
dc.subjectSkineng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleNurses' contacts and potential for infectious disease transmission
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-1004282
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/440
local.edoc.container-titleEmerging Infectious Diseases
local.edoc.fp-subtypeArtikel
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttp://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/9/1438.htm
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
local.edoc.container-volume15
local.edoc.container-issue9
local.edoc.container-year2009

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