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Review
. 2019 Apr 17;6(4):ofz096.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz096. eCollection 2019 Apr.

Universal Influenza Vaccination Among Healthcare Personnel: Yes We Should

Trish M Perl  1 , Thomas R Talbot  2
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Review

Universal Influenza Vaccination Among Healthcare Personnel: Yes We Should

Trish M Perl et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: healthcare provider; healthcare-associated infection; influenza; influenza vaccination; prevention.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Causal transmission pathway for the development of healthcare-associated influenza. HCP, healthcare personnel; ILI, influenza-like illness; LTCF, long-term care facility.
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