Antiviral Chemoprophylaxis Use During Influenza Outbreaks in Rhode Island Long-Term Care Facilities

Affiliations

¹ Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI.
² Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI.
³ Center for Acute Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, RI.
⁴ Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Center of Innovation in Long-Term Services and Supports, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI; Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI.
⁵ Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Center of Innovation in Long-Term Services and Supports, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI.

Joe B Silva et al. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;21(9):1354-1356.

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.05.020. Epub 2020 Jul 11.

¹ Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI.
² Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI.
³ Center for Acute Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, RI.
⁴ Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Center of Innovation in Long-Term Services and Supports, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI; Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI.
⁵ Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; Center of Innovation in Long-Term Services and Supports, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI.

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