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. 2011 Oct 18;6(10):e26239. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026239

Table 2. Incidence rates and incidence rate ratios of influenza infection of healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers from subgroup meta-analyses, according to vaccination status and diagnostic methods.

Vaccination status Diagnostic methods Subpopulation Number of seasons Number of subjects Incidence rate [95% confidence interval](n/100 population/season) Incidence Rate Ratio[95% confidence interval]
Unvaccinated All infections HCWs 10 2,273 18.69 [15.80, 22.11] 3.43 [1.20, 5.67]
Working adults 4 4,373 5.44 [3.01, 9.84]
Vaccinated All infections HCWs 8 3,026 6.49 [4.63, 9.09] 5.41 [2.79, 8.03]
Working adults 2 3,717 1.20 [0.86, 1.68]
Unvaccinated Symptomatic infections (serology) HCWs 7 1,857 7.54 [4.86, 11.70] 1.47 [0.44, 2.50]
Working adults 4 1,234 5.12 [3.08, 8.52]
Vaccinated Symptomatic infections (serology) HCWs 7 3,092 4.81 [3.23, 7.16] 1.58 [0.49, 2.67]
Working adults 3 2,619 3.04 [1.79, 5.15]

Abbreviations: HCWs, healthcare workers.