APIC position paper: improving health care worker influenza immunization rates

• Published in: American journal of infection control Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 123 - 125
• Main Authors: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Dash, Georgia P, Fauerbach, Loretta, Pfeiffer, Jeanne, Soule, Barbara, Bartley, Judene, Barnard, Bonnie M, Lundstrom, Tammy, Andrus, Mary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis, MO Mosby, Inc 01.05.2004; Mosby
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Health Personnel; Human viral diseases; Humans; Immunization - standards; Infection Control - methods; Infectious diseases; Influenza Vaccines - administration & dosage; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Influenza, Human - prevention & control; Medical sciences; Microbiology; Occupational Diseases - epidemiology; Occupational Diseases - prevention & control; United States; Viral diseases; Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases; United States; Infection; Prevention; Immunization; Microbiology; Viral disease; Influenza; Rate; Vaccination; Health care staff
• ISSN: 0196-6553; 1527-3296
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2004.03.001

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is a non-profit, international organization governed and directed by a board of directors, consisting of four officers and 10 directors. APIC has more than 110 regional Chapters in the United States and more than 10,000 members worldwide. As an authority in infection control, APIC endorses the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendations published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports