An outbreak of pertussis in a hematology-oncology care unit: Implications for adult vaccination policy

被引：26

作者：

Boulay, Brian R.

Murray, Carolyn J.

Ptak, Judy

Kirkland, Kathryn B.

Montero, Jose

Talbot, Elizabeth A.

机构：

[1] Dartmouth Hitchcock Med Ctr, Dept Med, Lebanon, NH 03766 USA

[2] Dept Hlth & Human Serv, Concord, NH USA

来源：

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2006年 / 27卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1086/500420

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

A pertussis outbreak in a hematology-oncology care unit involved 10 (8.5%) of 117 employees. The source was an employee who contracted pertussis via a family contact. No screened patients contracted pertussis, likely because of isolation measures. Hospitals should consider employee immunization with acellular vaccine in healthcare settings where pertussis has high rates of morbidity and mortality.

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页码：92 / 95

页数：4

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