TY  - JOUR
T1  - Influenza prevention update: Examining common arguments against influenza vaccination
AU  - Talbot TR, Talbot H
Y1  - 2013/03/06
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2013.453
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 881
EP  - 882
VL  - 309
IS  - 9
N2  - 
Several important actions should be performed by everyone to prevent the spread of this potentially deadly pathogen. Basic infection control practices such as regularly performing hand hygiene, observing respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette (“cover your cough”), and avoiding others and crowded areas when ill (social distancing) are important prevention methods for any contagious respiratory tract infection. Additional measures to limit transmission of influenza in health care settings are also essential. These include screening patients on arrival to assess for respiratory symptoms, placing a surgical mask on potentially infected individuals, using isolation precautions for those suspected of having or confirmed to have a respiratory tract infection, keeping infected patients away from other patients, and ensuring that visitors and health care personnel (HCP) do not visit or work while ill (ie, “presenteeism”).2

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.453
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.453
ER  -