Findings from a household randomized controlled trial of hand washing and face masks to reduce influenza transmission in Bangkok, Thailand
| Autor: | Tawee Chotipitayasunondh, Richard G. Jarman, Robert V. Gibbons, Wiwan Sanasuttipun, Susan A. Maloney, Laurie Kamimoto, James Mark Simmerman, Suchada Kaewchana, Jens W. Levy, BJ Cowling, Timothy M. Uyeki, Piyarat Suntarattiwong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Hand washing biology Epidemiology business.industry Orthomyxoviridae Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Psychological intervention Odds ratio biology.organism_classification Surgery law.invention Infectious Diseases Randomized controlled trial law Internal medicine medicine Transmission risks and rates Young adult Prospective cohort study business |
| Zdroj: | Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 5:256-267 |
| ISSN: | 1750-2640 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00205.x |
| Popis: | Please cite this paper as: Simmerman et al. (2011) Findings from a household randomized controlled trial of hand washing and face masks to reduce influenza transmission in Bangkok, Thailand. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 5(4), 256–267 Background Evidence is needed on the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce influenza transmission. Methodology We studied NPIs in households with a febrile, influenza-positive child. Households were randomized to control, hand washing (HW), or hand washing plus paper surgical face masks (HW + FM) arms. Study nurses conducted home visits within 24 hours of enrollment and on days 3, 7, and 21. Respiratory swabs and serum were collected from all household members and tested for influenza by RT-PCR or serology. Principal Findings Between April 2008 and August 2009, 991 (16·5%) of 5995 pediatric influenza-like illness patients tested influenza positive. Four hundred and forty-two index children with 1147 household members were enrolled, and 221 (50·0%) were aged |
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