Influenza a outbreak among adolescents in a ski hostel
| Autor: | E. Hoffmann, H. Timm, Andrea Ammon, Brunhilde Schweiger, U. C. Vieth, Wolfgang Witte, O. Lyytikäinen, L. R. Petersen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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DNA Bacterial Male Microbiology (medical) Staphylococcus aureus medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Adolescent education Attack rate Antibodies Viral Polymerase Chain Reaction Disease Outbreaks Medical microbiology Skiing Influenza Human Epidemiology medicine Humans Lung business.industry Sputum Outbreak Influenza a General Medicine Staphylococcal Infections medicine.disease Pneumonia Infectious Diseases Influenza A virus Austria DNA Viral Immunology Abrupt onset Female Viral disease business |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 17:128-130 |
| ISSN: | 1435-4373 0934-9723 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf01682171 |
| Popis: | An outbreak of influenza A H3N2 with a high attack rate (49%) and abrupt onset (69% became ill within 2 days) occurred among 81 ski school participants who stayed in a crowded hostel in Austria in early 1997. Two students were hospitalized with pneumonia; one of them died. Cultures of blood and/or respiratory secretions from the hospitalized students yielded toxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus. Influenza A H3N2 was confirmed serologically in four participants, including one surviving hospitalized student, and by polymerase chain reaction of lung tissue from the deceased student. This investigation demonstrates that influenza can cause an explosive outbreak among skiers in a crowded hostel, leading to severe complications among previously healthy adolescents. |
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