Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Seroprevalence in Healthcare Workers
In our country, cases with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) have increased since 2002. Our clinic is one of the major centers that follows the CCHF cases. Healthcare workers are at risk for transmission of CCHF virus. This study was conducted after a nurse had developed symptomatic CCHF 3 days...
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| description | In our country, cases with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) have increased since 2002. Our clinic is one of the major centers that follows the CCHF cases. Healthcare workers are at risk for transmission of CCHF virus. This study was conducted after a nurse had developed symptomatic CCHF 3 days after resuscitating a CCHF patient. The aim of this study is to investigate CCHF specific IgG by ELISA in remaining 27 staff taking care of CCHF patients in our clinic. Test result was found positive in one doctor who had developed an asymptomatic infection. The nurse with symptoms had taken standard contact isolation precautions during the resuscitation however blood of the patient had splashed to his gown. It was considered that during that time unnoticed mucosal contact had occurred. This study suggested that transmission of CCHF virus might occur during emergent interventions and optimal contact isolation precautions should be taken very carefully. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b63fe2166a94ec2bddb802f44674d092023-02-15T16:19:56ZengBilimsel Tip YayineviFlora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi1300-932X1300-932X2009-06-011429496Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Seroprevalence in Healthcare WorkersEsragül AKINCI0Pınar ÖNGÜRÜ1Aliye TANRICI2Yavuz UYAR3Selim Sırrı EREN4Hürrem BODUR5Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyClinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyClinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyRefik Saydam National Hygiene Center, Virology Laboratory, Ankara, TurkeyClinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyClinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyIn our country, cases with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) have increased since 2002. Our clinic is one of the major centers that follows the CCHF cases. Healthcare workers are at risk for transmission of CCHF virus. This study was conducted after a nurse had developed symptomatic CCHF 3 days after resuscitating a CCHF patient. The aim of this study is to investigate CCHF specific IgG by ELISA in remaining 27 staff taking care of CCHF patients in our clinic. Test result was found positive in one doctor who had developed an asymptomatic infection. The nurse with symptoms had taken standard contact isolation precautions during the resuscitation however blood of the patient had splashed to his gown. It was considered that during that time unnoticed mucosal contact had occurred. This study suggested that transmission of CCHF virus might occur during emergent interventions and optimal contact isolation precautions should be taken very carefully.http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2009-14-2-094-096.pdfHemorrhagic fever virusCrimean-CongoNosocomial |
| spellingShingle | Esragül AKINCI Pınar ÖNGÜRÜ Aliye TANRICI Yavuz UYAR Selim Sırrı EREN Hürrem BODUR Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Seroprevalence in Healthcare Workers Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi Hemorrhagic fever virus Crimean-Congo Nosocomial |
| title | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Seroprevalence in Healthcare Workers |
| title_full | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Seroprevalence in Healthcare Workers |
| title_fullStr | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Seroprevalence in Healthcare Workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Seroprevalence in Healthcare Workers |
| title_short | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Seroprevalence in Healthcare Workers |
| title_sort | crimean congo hemorrhagic fever seroprevalence in healthcare workers |
| topic | Hemorrhagic fever virus Crimean-Congo Nosocomial |
| url | http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2009-14-2-094-096.pdf |
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