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Scabies Outbreak in a Day-Care Center

Pediatrics, 1994
Scabies is a highly contagious condition characterized by cutaneous infestation with the human itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. Although not a reportable disease, its prevalence has increased in the US since the mid-1970s.1-3 Worldwide, outbreaks have generally occurred in association with conditions of crowding, poor hygiene, or malnutrition.
S J, Sargent, J T, Martin
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Meningococcal Disease in Day-Care Centers

Pediatrics, 1977
Household contacts exposed to patients with meningococcal disease are at demonstrably higher risk of that disease than the general population.1,2 Less intimate and less prolonged contact such as that involving hospital personnel3 or school classmates4 is not clearly associated with increased risk.
J A, Jacobson, G A, Filice, J T, Holloway   +2 more
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Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis in a Day-Care Center

Pediatrics, 1986
An outbreak of diarrhea due to infection with Cryptosporidium occurred in a day-care center. During a period of 2 months, 23 of 53 (43%) children attending the day-care center and 15 of 104 (14%) household contacts had diarrhea. Cryptosporidium oocysts were identified in 13 of 20 (65%) symptomatic children tested compared with three of 27 (11 ...
G, Alpert, L M, Bell, C E, Kirkpatrick, L D, Budnick, J M, Campos, H M, Friedman, S A, Plotkin   +6 more
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Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak in a Day-care Center

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1985
An outbreak of diarrhea occurred in a day-care center in San Marcos, Tex, in August 1984. At the time of this study, the center was caring for 81 children aged 2 months through 5 years. A single stool specimen was collected from each of 50 children (62%).
J P, Taylor, J N, Perdue, D, Dingley, T L, Gustafson, M, Patterson, L A, Reed   +5 more
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Cytomegalovirus Infection in a Day-Care Center

New England Journal of Medicine, 1982
IN North America and Western Europe, up to 50 per cent of the population escapes cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during childhood and adolescence, whereas in some primitive cultures infection rates approach 100 per cent in early childhood.1 2 3 4 In industrialized nations, persons from lower socioeconomic backgrounds acquire CMV earlier in life.4 , 5 ...
R F, Pass, A M, August, M, Dworsky, D W, Reynolds   +3 more
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Parasitic infections in day care centers

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 1987
Etude de la frequence aux Etats-Unis des parasitoses rencontrees dans des centres de sante de jour: on observe la frequence de giardiase, de cryptosporidiose, d'amibiase, d'anguillulose, d'ascaridiase, d'oxyurose, de trichocephalose.
F G, Crawford, S H, Vermund
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Prevention of Hepatitis in Day-Care Centers

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1983
To the Editor.— The article by Hadler et al (1983;249:48) demonstrates clearly that a substantial reduction in the incidence of hepatitis A in day-care center—related outbreaks can be achieved by the use of prophylactic immunoglobulin. Those of us who work with patients with hepatitis have come to recognize the importance of the day-care center as a ...
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Nutrition in a private day care center

Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1983
The quality of food service and nutrition education at a private day care center concerned a registered dietitian who was also a graduate student in public health nutrition and the mother of a toddler enrolled at the center. As part of her information search, the dietitian discussed her concerns with an interdisciplinary team of public health ...
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Hepatitis A in Day-Care Centers

New England Journal of Medicine, 1980
We investigated the spread of viral hepatitis in day-care centers in Maricopa County, Ariz. Over a 10-month period, 398 (40 per cent) of 1008 reported cases of hepatitis Type A or viral hepatitis of unspecified type occurred in persons closely associated with day-care centers.
S C, Hadler, H M, Webster, J J, Erben, J E, Swanson, J E, Maynard   +4 more
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Day-Care Centers in Lombardy

International Journal of Mental Health, 1996
The census system in the region of Lombardy provides no direct information on day-care centers (DCs) since the regional law of 31 December 1984 No. 67 does not distinguish them as autonomous structures, but assigns their therapeutic and rehabilitative functions to the OPUs as a whole, particularly to some of their subdivisions, primarily the ...
Emanuela Cafiso, Giorgio De Isabella, Angelo Cocchi   +2 more
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