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Streptococcus pneumoniae Transmission in Chronic-Care Facilities: Description of an Outbreak and Review of Management Strategies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2016

Donald C. Sheppard ,
Kathleen A. Bartlett  and
Harry W. Lampiris
Donald C. Sheppard
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Francisco Veterans' Administration Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, California
Kathleen A. Bartlett
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Francisco Veterans' Administration Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, California
Harry W. Lampiris*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Francisco Veterans' Administration Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, California
*
Department of Medicine, VAMC 111W, 4150 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121
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Abstract

We report an outbreak of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae disease in a chronic-care facility with a documented immunization rate of only 2.5%. We describe and discuss the infection control strategies used in prevention and management of such outbreaks, highlighting the role of immunization and presumptive chemotherapy.

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Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 19 , Issue 11 , November 1998 , pp. 851 - 853
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1998

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