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Nosocomial outbreak of scabies.

Archives of dermatology, 1978
During the last quarter of 1976, a nosocomial outbreak of scabies occurred in a 558-bed community teaching hospital. There had been scattered reports of scabies throughout Michigan for nearly a year prior to this outbreak. The epidemic spread of scabies from a patient to 38 hospital employees and their families and associates was identified from ...
J J, Gooch, S R, Strasius, B, Beamer, M D, Reiter, P D, Gene, G W, Correll   +5 more
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Nosocomial aspergillosis in outbreak settings

Journal of Hospital Infection, 2006
Nosocomial aspergillosis represents a serious threat for severely immunocompromised patients and numerous outbreaks of invasive aspergillosis have been described. This systematic review summarizes characteristics and mortality rates of infected patients, distribution of Aspergillus spp.
R-P, Vonberg, P, Gastmeier
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NOSOCOMIAL OUTBREAKS/PSEUDO OUTBREAKS CAUSED BY NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA

Annual Review of Microbiology, 1998
▪ Abstract  Nosocomial outbreaks and pseudo-outbreaks caused by the nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) have been recognized for more than 20 years and continue to be a problem. Most of these outbreaks have involved the rapidly growing mycobacterial species Mycobacterium fortuitum and M. abscessus.
R J, Wallace, B A, Brown, D E, Griffith
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Nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia Outbreaks and Pseudo-Outbreaks

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1996
Burkholderia cepacia is an aerobic, gram-negative, nonfermentative bacillus widely distributed in the environment, including in water, soil, fruits, and vegetables. B cepacia often is found in liquid reservoirs or moist environments, reflecting the organism's innate ability to survive and grow in water sources with minimal nutritional sources.
A, Mangram, W R, Jarvis
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A Nosocomial Outbreak of Influenza A

Chest, 1977
During the first week of March 1974, a hospitalized patient being evaluated for hyperproteinemia and hypertension experienced fever, chills, and myalgia and showed pulmonary signs consistent with diffuse pneumonia. Subsequently, the findings from serologic tests confirmed that the patient had viral influenza.
R, Kapila, D I, Lintz, F T, Tecson, L, Ziskin, D B, Louria   +4 more
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An Outbreak of Airborne Nosocomial Varicella

Pediatrics, 1982
An outbreak of nosocomial varicella was traced to airborne spread from an immunocompromised child hospitalized from Nov 11-19, 1980. Seventy potentially susceptible children were hospitalized on the ward during that period. Although the index patient remained in strict room isolation throughout his hospital stay, eight of these patients contracted ...
T L, Gustafson, G B, Lavely, E R, Brawner, R H, Hutcheson, P F, Wright, W, Schaffner   +5 more
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Flu vaccination prevents nosocomial outbreaks

BMJ, 2011
Patel will refuse to be vaccinated against flu because being asked to be vaccinated to protect his patients infringes his personal liberty.1 Does he feel the same way about handwashing? After all, they are his hands, so his liberty is at stake, and both techniques serve a similar function—to reduce the risk …
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[Nosocomial scabies outbreak].

Revista clinica espanola, 2001
A scabies outbreak is reported which appeared in the Inpatient Pneumology Department in a 500-bed hospital. The outbreak began after the admission of a 90-year old woman referred from a nursing home. A total of 27 secondary cases occurred among health care personnel (14) and patients (13); other 7 cases of likely scabies occurred among 198 contacts ...
M, Robles García, J, de la Lama López-Areal, C, Avellaneda Martínez, R, Giménez García, B, Cortejoso Gonzalo, J L, Vaquero Puerta   +5 more
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