Demand for care and nosocomial infection rate during the first influenza AH1N1 2009 virus outbreak at a referral hospital in Mexico City
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Demand for care and nosocomial infection rate during the first influenza AH1N1 2009 virus outbreak at a referral hospital in Mexico City.
OBJECTIVE Comparison of routine hospital indicators (consults at the Emergency Room (ER) and hospital admissions) during the 2009 pandemic of the influenza AH1N1 virus at the national referral hospital for respiratory diseases in Mexico City. MATERIAL AND METHODS The outbreak was from April to mid-May 2009 and two control periods were used:2009 (before and after the outbreak),and during April...
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عنوان ژورنال: Salud Pública de México
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0036-3634
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342011000400008