Prospective hospital-based case–control study to assess the effectiveness of pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccination and risk factors for hospitalization in 2009–2010 using matched hospital and test-negative controls

Prospective hospital-based case–control study to assess the effectiveness of pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccination and risk factors for hospitalization in 2009–2010 using matched hospital and test-negative controls

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We performed a case–control study to estimate vaccine effectiveness (VE) for prevention of hospitalization due to pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 (pH1N1) and to identify risk factors for pH1N1 and acute respiratory infection (ARI) in...

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Main Authors: Hellenbrand Wiebke, Jorgensen Pernille, Schweiger Brunhilde, Falkenhorst Gerhard, Nachtnebel Matthias, Greutélaers Benedikt, Traeder Christian, Wichmann Ole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Influenza
H1N1
Vaccine effectiveness
Case–control study
Hospitalization
Risk factors
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/127

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