Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/131726
Title: Management of novel influenza epidemics in Singapore: Consensus recommendations from the Hospital Influenza Workgroup (Singapore)
Authors: Ang, B.
Archuleta, S. 
Chiew, Y.F.
Chlebicki, M.P.
Chua, A.
Fisher, D.A. 
Hsu, L.Y.
Kang, M.L.
Koh, Y.L.
Kurup, A. 
Lee, C.C. 
Leo, Y.S. 
Leong, H.N.
Lim, P.L.
Ling, L.M.
Ling, M.L. 
Lye, D.C.B.
Tambyah, P. 
Tan, T.T. 
Wilder-Smith, A. 
Keywords: Antibiotic stockpile
Chemoprophylaxis
H1N1 virus
Infection control
Influenza A virus
Influenza epidemic
Pandemic
Vaccination
Issue Date: Jun-2009
Citation: Ang, B., Archuleta, S., Chiew, Y.F., Chlebicki, M.P., Chua, A., Fisher, D.A., Hsu, L.Y., Kang, M.L., Koh, Y.L., Kurup, A., Lee, C.C., Leo, Y.S., Leong, H.N., Lim, P.L., Ling, L.M., Ling, M.L., Lye, D.C.B., Tambyah, P., Tan, T.T., Wilder-Smith, A. (2009-06). Management of novel influenza epidemics in Singapore: Consensus recommendations from the Hospital Influenza Workgroup (Singapore). Singapore Medical Journal 50 (6) : 567-580. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
Abstract: The recent emergence and global spread of a novel strain of influenza A (H1N1) virus has resulted in the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century. With its rapid spread to more than 70 countries within three months, governments are faced with the challenge of either containing or mitigating this influenza pandemic. The aim of this paper is to provide evidence-based consensus recommendations in the areas of infection control, antiviral treatment, chemoprophylaxis, antibiotic stockpiling and vaccination to guide decisionmaking for clinicians and administrators within the Singapore context. As the transmissibility and virulence of this new influenza A (H1N1) virus may evolve over time, we have tailored our recommendations according to several potential scenarios of viral virulence and transmissibility.
Source Title: Singapore Medical Journal
URI: http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/131726
ISSN: 00375675
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