aCzech Collection of Microorganisms (CCM), Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.bNational Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC), Central Public Health Laboratory, London,...

*p≤0.05. City of Salvador, Brazil, 2008–2010.

BackgroundHuman infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) viruses have occurred in 15 countries, with high mortality to date. Determining risk factors...

†p-values were calculated by either t-test (if equal variance), Welch’s test (if not equal variance) or proportion test as appropriate.p<0.05,p<0.01,p<0.001.

Values represent good to excellent coefficient of correlations (p<0.05 for all). Empty cells indicate moderate or low correlations (p>0.05). Abbreviations are the same as Table...

195%CI  = 95% confidence intervals.Gold standard manual is chart review.

Values are given as arithmetic mean ± standard deviation (SD) or number of patients (%).The scale used for preparation and information prior to the test comfort, and overall...