Abstract
Influenza A was cultured in 62 double rooms. The roommate was infected in 12 (19.4%). During 3,294 resident-seasons, influenza was cultured in 208 single rooms (6.3%). Those who lived in double rooms with a culture-positive roommate had a 3.07 relative risk (CI95, 1.61-5.78) of acquiring influenza.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Cohort Studies
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Humans
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Influenza A virus / isolation & purification
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Influenza A virus / pathogenicity*
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Influenza Vaccines / administration & dosage
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Influenza, Human / epidemiology
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Influenza, Human / microbiology
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Influenza, Human / transmission*
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Nursing Homes*
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Patients' Rooms
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Risk Assessment
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Wisconsin / epidemiology