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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