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Worldwide Outbreak Database: the largest collection of nosocomial outbreaks [PDF]
Infection, 2010 Epidemiological findings of a single outbreak event may not be generalized; however, the characteristics of a typical outbreak can be determined on the basis of a large number of similar events. The Outbreak Database ( http://www.outbreak-database.com ) is the largest collection of nosocomial outbreaks currently available-and is still expanding ...
Vonberg, R.-P. +3 more
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The transmission of nosocomial pathogens in an intensive care unit: a space–time clustering and structural equation modelling approach [PDF]
, 2010 We investigated the incidence of cases of nosocomial pathogens and risk factors in an intensive treatment unit ward to determine if the number of cases is dependent on location of patients and the colonization/infection history of the ward.
A. G. O'DONNELL +6 more
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Measles among healthcare workers in Italy. Is it time to act? [PDF]
, 2020 Vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) against measles is strongly recommended in Europe. In this study, we examined the impact of measles on Italian HCWs by systematically and quantitatively analyzing measles cases involving HCWs over time and by ...
Adamo, G. +10 more
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Outbreak Management and Implications of a Nosocomial Norovirus Outbreak [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2007 Noroviruses are enterically transmitted and are a frequent cause of gastroenteritis, affecting 23 million people annually in the United States. We describe a norovirus outbreak and its control in a tertiary care hospital during February-May 2004.Patients and health care workers met the case definition if they had new onset of vomiting and/or diarrhea ...
Cecilia P, Johnston +11 more
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Antibiotics, 2021 Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze a nosocomial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak that occurred on a polyvalent non-COVID-19 ward at a tertiary care university hospital in Spain during the first wave of the pandemic and to ...
María Milagro Montero +12 more
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Nosocomial Outbreak of Multiple Bloodborne Viral Infections [PDF]
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2001 In resource-limited countries, nosocomial transmission of bloodborne pathogens is a major public health concern. After a major outbreak of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in approximately 400 children in 1998 in Libya, we tested HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers in 148 children and collected epidemiological ...
Yerly, Sabine +7 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Klebsiella pneumoniae often causes life-threatening infections in patients globally. Despite its notability, little is known about potential nosocomial outbreak and spread of K.
Xiong Liu +10 more
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Microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility assay for the diagnosis of TB. [PDF]
, 2006 BACKGROUND: New diagnostic tools are urgently needed to interrupt the transmission of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Rapid, sensitive detection of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in sputum has been demonstrated in ...
Caviedes, Luz +14 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015 We report a measles outbreak in Sardinia, Italy, that originated in a cruise ship passenger. The outbreak showed extensive nosocomial transmission (44 of 80 cases).
Antonietta Filia +8 more
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A nosocomial outbreak of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever [PDF]
Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2015 Objectives: An outbreak of nosocomial Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) occurred in a university hospital in May 2014. The index case was hospitalized with a preliminary diagnosis of intoxication, liver failure and disseminated intravascular ...
Emine Parlak +4 more
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