Lack of nosocomial spread of Varicella in a pediatric hospital with negative pressure ventilated patient rooms
| Autor: | David W. Scheifele, Schneider Bc, Bonner M, Anderson Jd |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Cross Infection Chickenpox Isolation (health care) British Columbia business.industry Air Microbiology virus diseases Immunocompromised patient General Medicine medicine.disease Hospitals Pediatric Hospitals Special Ventilation Patient Isolation Patient population Negative pressure ventilation Pediatric hospital Patients' Rooms Medicine Humans business Child |
| Zdroj: | Infection control : IC. 6(3) |
| ISSN: | 0195-9417 |
| Popis: | All patients at the new British Columbia's Children's Hospital with chickenpox orHerpes zosterare nursed with appropriate precautions in single-bed rooms provided with negative pressure ventilation. Over a period of 1 year, no nosocomial infections were detected on follow-up of 110 susceptible patients who had been on wards at the same time as six cases of chickenpox and one immunocompromised patient with cutaneous dissemination ofVaricella zoster. In a preceding study at the previous hospital, with similar staff, control measures, and patient population, in an isolation facility without negative pressure ventilation, nosocomial infections occurred in seven out of 41 susceptible patients who were on the same ward as two patients with chickenpox. These findings suggest that a simple negative pressure ventilation system without air locks is a useful adjunct in the control of cutaneousVaricellainfections. |
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