کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3373576 1219301 2007 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Outbreak of staphylococcal bullous impetigo in a maternity ward linked to an asymptomatic healthcare worker
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی میکروبیولوژی و بیوتکنولوژی کاربردی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Outbreak of staphylococcal bullous impetigo in a maternity ward linked to an asymptomatic healthcare worker
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryAn outbreak of staphylococcal bullous impetigo occurred over a period of five months in a maternity ward involving seven infected and two colonised neonates. The skin lesions were due to epidermolytic toxin A-producing Staphylococcus aureus. Infection control measures were implemented and a retrospective case–control study performed. Contact with an auxiliary nurse was the only risk factor for cases of bullous impetigo (P < 0.01). The nurse cared for all seven cases and was an asymptomatic nasal carrier of the epidemic strain. Repeated courses of decontamination treatment failed to eradicate carriage. Nine months after the last case, another neonate developed a more severe form of bullous impetigo and the auxiliary nurse was reassigned to an adult ward.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Hospital Infection - Volume 67, Issue 3, November 2007, Pages 264–270
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