Preliminary findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households.

Preliminary findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households.

There are sparse data on whether non-pharmaceutical interventions can reduce the spread of influenza. We implemented a study of the feasibility and efficacy of face masks and hand hygiene to reduce influenza transmission among Hong Kong household members.We conducted a cluster randomized controlled...

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Main Authors: Benjamin J Cowling, Rita O P Fung, Calvin K Y Cheng, Vicky J Fang, Kwok Hung Chan, Wing Hong Seto, Raymond Yung, Billy Chiu, Paco Lee, Timothy M Uyeki, Peter M Houck, J S Malik Peiris, Gabriel M Leung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2364646?pdf=render

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