Table 1 Characteristics of participants according to their category: PAT (patients), NUR (nurses and paramedical staff) and MD (medical doctors: physicians and residents).

From: Influenza transmissibility among patients and health-care professionals in a geriatric short-stay unit using individual contact data

 

PAT

NUR

MD

n (%)

35 (43)

32 (39)

15 (18)

Age (year)

 (mean ± SD)

89.1 ± 5.9

33.9 ± 11.1

31.2 ± 14.7

 Range

(76–99)

(21–61)

(21–61)

Gender

 Female

24 (69)

25 (78)

10 (67)

ILI

15 (43)

6 (19)

3 (20)

Confirmed influenza

 

10 (29)

3 (9.4)

2 (13)

 Prevalent case*

3

1

2

Incident case**

3

1

0

  1. ILI: influenza-like infection; * contagious cases at the beginning of the 10-days study period; ** acquired confirmed influenza after admission to the unit during the study period; 2 missing data for age (1 nurse, 1 medical doctor).
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