کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3372549 1219264 2012 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Outbreak of adenovirus serotype 8 conjunctivitis in preterm infants in a neonatal intensive care unit
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علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی میکروبیولوژی و بیوتکنولوژی کاربردی
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Outbreak of adenovirus serotype 8 conjunctivitis in preterm infants in a neonatal intensive care unit
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryBackgroundAdenovirus keratoconjunctivitis outbreaks have rarely been reported in preterm infants. An outbreak of adenovirus conjunctivitis occurred between 15 January and 25 February at a neonatal intensive care unit of a university hospital in Turkey.AimTo describe the evolution, investigation and management of the outbreak.MethodsAdenovirus type 8 was identified in 14 samples by polymerase chain reaction analysis. A case–control study was performed to determine the risk factors.FindingsFifteen preterm neonates, five healthcare workers (HCWs) and four parents suffered from conjunctivitis signs such as lacrimation, swelling and redness of the eye. A retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) examination was found to be the most important risk factor for adenovirus conjunctivitis (odds ratio: 17.5; 95% confidence interval: 1.9–163.0; P = 0.012). The eyelid speculum (blepharostat) used during the ROP examination was not sterilized between each patient and was found to be the cause of contamination.ConclusionThe outbreak was controlled by measures such as barrier precautions, hand hygiene, sterilization of the blepharostat, suspending patient transfer to other units, and excluding infected HCWs for at least 15 days.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Hospital Infection - Volume 80, Issue 2, February 2012, Pages 144–149
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