Abstract:
Influenza is an acute respiratory disease caused by the influenza virus which often occurs in outbreaks and epidemics worldwide. The World Health Organization recommends annual vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) against influenza, because most of them are involved in the direct care of patients with a high risk of influenza-related complications. Given the significance of the disease burden, a targeted literature review was conducted to assess issues related to influenza vaccination among HCWs. The primary aim of this review was to assess the incidence of influenza among medical personnel and healthcare-associated influenza, and to outline the benefits of influenza vaccination for patients and HCWs themselves. Vaccination of HCWs seems to be an important strategy for reducing the transmission of influenza from healthcare personnel to their patients and, therefore, for reducing patient morbidity and mortality, increasing patient safety, and reducing work absenteeism among HCWs. The benefits of influenza vaccination for their patients and for HCWs themselves are addressed in literature, but the evidence is mixed and often of low-quality. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2022;35(2):127-39.
摘要:
流感是一种由流感病毒引起的急性呼吸道疾病,经常发生在世界范围内的爆发和流行中。世界卫生组织建议每年为医护人员(HCWs)接种流感疫苗,因为他们中的大多数都参与了对流感相关并发症高风险患者的直接护理。鉴于疾病负担的重要性,我们进行了有针对性的文献综述,以评估HCWs中与流感疫苗接种相关的问题.这篇综述的主要目的是评估医务人员和医疗保健相关流感的发病率。并概述流感疫苗接种对患者和医护人员自身的益处。HCW疫苗接种似乎是减少医护人员向患者传播流感的重要策略,因此,降低患者发病率和死亡率,增加患者安全,并减少HCWs的缺勤率。文献中提到了流感疫苗接种对患者和医护人员自身的益处,但是证据是混合的,而且往往是低质量的。IntJOccupMedEnvironHealth。2022年;35(2):127-39。