Pneumonia Associated with an Influenza A H3 Outbreak at a Skilled Nursing Facility — Florida, 2014
| Autor: | John G. Jordan, Megan Gumke, Heather Rubino, Sharon Watkins, Scott Pritchard, Tiffany Winston, Lea Heberlein-Larson, Anna Likos, Garik Nicholson |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Epidemiology Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Pneumonia Viral MEDLINE Disease Outbreaks Health Information Management Influenza Human medicine Humans Infection control Intensive care medicine Aged Skilled Nursing Facilities Aged 80 and over business.industry Influenza A Virus H3N2 Subtype Outbreak Influenza a General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease humanities Pneumonia Emergency medicine Florida Etiology Female Skilled Nursing Facility business |
| Zdroj: | MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 64:985-986 |
| ISSN: | 1545-861X 0149-2195 |
| Popis: | In December 2014, the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, was notified that 18 of 95 (19%) residents at a skilled nursing facility had radiographic evidence of pneumonia and were being treated with antibiotics. Two residents were hospitalized, one of whom died. A second resident died at the facility. The Florida Department of Health conducted an outbreak investigation to ascertain all cases through active case finding, identify the etiology, provide infection control guidance, and recommend treatment or prophylaxis, if indicated. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|