Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination coverage levels among Hawaii statewide long-term-care facilities

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作者
Cui, XW [1 ]
Nagao, MM [1 ]
Effler, PV [1 ]
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[1] State Hawaii Dept Hlth, Epidemiol Branch, Hawaii Immunizat Program, Honolulu, HI 96801 USA
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10.1086/501944
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates among Hawaii long-term-care facilities (LTCFs) statewide during the 1996/97 through the 1998/99 influenza seasons revealed that resident influenza vaccination rates remained over 89%, but pneumococcal vaccination was underutilized. LTCF staff influenza vaccination rates over the same time period were low (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2001;22:519-521).
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