Vaccination without documentatioin: Influenza immunization among medical residents at a tertiary-care medical center

Vaccination without documentatioin: Influenza immunization among medical residents at a tertiary-care medical center

Sixty-four percent of medical residents unimmunized by the Occupational Health Service were immunized elsewhere. Those unvaccinated lacked time to comply. An immune staff is critical to prevent transmission to high-risk patients and limit absenteeism. The hospital is implementing a program to delive...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 24; no. 8; p. 626
Main Authors: Bearman, Gonzalo, Fuentes, Linda, Jaclyn Van Lieu Vorenkamp, Drusin, Lewis M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01-08-2003
Subjects:
Health services
Immunization
Occupational health
Vaccines
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Summary:Sixty-four percent of medical residents unimmunized by the Occupational Health Service were immunized elsewhere. Those unvaccinated lacked time to comply. An immune staff is critical to prevent transmission to high-risk patients and limit absenteeism. The hospital is implementing a program to deliver medical care to the house staff.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834