Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 15A in Psychiatric Unit, Rhode Island, USA, 2010–2011

Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 15A in Psychiatric Unit, Rhode Island, USA, 2010–2011

During a pneumococcal disease outbreak in a pediatric psychiatric unit in a hospital in Rhode Island, USA, 6 (30%) of 20 patients and staff were colonized with Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 15A, which is not included in pneumococcal vaccines. The outbreak subsided after implementation of antimic...

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Main Authors: Katherine Fleming-Dutra, Chukwuma Mbaeyi, Ruth Link-Gelles, Nicole Alexander, Alice Guh, Elizabeth Forbes, Bernard Beall, Jonas M. Winchell, Maria da Gloria Carvalho, Fabiana Pimenta, Maja Kodani, Cindy Vanner, Hilary Stevens, Diane Brady, Mardea Caulcrick-Grimes, Utpala Bandy, Matthew R. Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
pneumococcal infections
pneumonia, pneumococcal, serotype 15A, bacteria, antibiotic, antimicrobial, disease outbreak
pneumonia
pneumococcal
serotype 15A
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/11/12-0454_article
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Summary:During a pneumococcal disease outbreak in a pediatric psychiatric unit in a hospital in Rhode Island, USA, 6 (30%) of 20 patients and staff were colonized with Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 15A, which is not included in pneumococcal vaccines. The outbreak subsided after implementation of antimicrobial drug prophylaxis and enhanced infection control measures.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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