Risk factors for hospital-acquired influenza A and patient characteristics: a matched case-control study

Abstract Background While hospital-acquired influenza A results in an additional cost burden and considerable mortality in patients, its risk factors are unknown. We aimed to describe the characteristics of patients vulnerable to hospital-acquired influenza A and to identify its risk factors to assi...

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Main Authors: Kui Yang, Ni Zhang, Chunchen Gao, Hongyan Qin, Anhui Wang, Liqiang Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05580-9