Oshitani H, Saito R, Seki N, Tanabe N, Yamazaki O, Hayashi S, Suzuki H
Department of Public Health, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2000 Nov;21(11):728-30. doi: 10.1086/501725.
Surveys on influenza vaccination and illness in long-term-care facilities in Niigata Prefecture during an influenza A (H3N2) epidemic revealed that >20% of facilities had outbreaks and >10% of residents experienced influenza. Outbreaks and number of cases were significantly reduced by vaccination, which should be strongly recommended for institutionalized elderly people.
对新潟县长期护理机构在甲型流感(H3N2)流行期间的流感疫苗接种和患病情况进行的调查显示,超过20%的机构发生了疫情,超过10%的居民感染了流感。接种疫苗显著减少了疫情爆发和病例数量,因此应强烈建议为入住机构的老年人接种疫苗。