Effect of Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel on Morbidity and Mortality Among Patients: Systematic Review and Grading of Evidence

• Published in: Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 50 - 57
• Main Authors: Ahmed, Faruque, Lindley, Megan C., Allred, Norma, Weinbaum, Cindy M., Grohskopf, Lisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 01.01.2014; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: ARTICLES AND COMMENTARIES; Assumption of risk; Biological and medical sciences; Control groups; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - mortality; Cross Infection - prevention & control; Empirical evidence; Health care; Health care industry; Health outcomes; Health Personnel; Hospitalization; Human viral diseases; Humans; Immunization; Infectious diseases; Influenza; Influenza vaccines; Influenza Vaccines - administration & dosage; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Influenza, Human - mortality; Influenza, Human - prevention & control; Medical personnel; Medical sciences; Morbidity; Mortality; Mortality rates; Observational studies; Randomized controlled trials; Risk assessment; Survival Analysis; Vaccination - methods; Viral diseases; Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases; influenza vaccines; quality of healthcare; evidence-based medicine; decision making; health personnel; Infection; Prevention; Human; Immunoprophylaxis; Prognosis; Viral disease; Influenza; Mortality; Vaccination; Health care staff; Morbidity; Bibliographic review

Background. Influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel (HCP) is recommended in >40 countries. However, there is controversy surrounding the evidence that HCP vaccination reduces morbidity and mortality among patients. Key factors for developing evidence-based recommendations include quality of...