Occupational and nosocomial transmission of varicella



Título del documento: Occupational and nosocomial transmission of varicella
Revista: The brazilian journal of infectious diseases
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000291055
ISSN: 1413-8670
Autores: 1
2
Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal do Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara. Brasil
2Instituto do Cancer do Ceara, Hospital do Cancer, Fortaleza, Ceara. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Abr
Volumen: 10
Número: 2
Paginación: 156-158
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Caso clínico
Resumen en inglés We examined varicella transmission in a hospital specialized in cancer treatment. A cases series study was made of a case of intra-hospital transmission of varicella, based on a revision of the records of patients who had been admitted during the time the index case was in the same service. Records of interviews of employees were also reviewed. During the period that the index case was in the intensive care unit, 34 patients were admitted and 35 employees worked there. Two employees and a patient developed the illness, due to transmission directly or indirectly from the index case. Although this is a service in which most of the patients are adults who have cancer, attention needs to be directed towards diagnosis and to procedures to reduce the transmission of this illness, both to healthcare professionals, and to other patients. A standard schedule for varicella prevention already exists; however, this case reinforces the need for specific vaccination of at-risk professionals
Disciplinas: Medicina,
Biología
Palabras clave: Hospitales,
Microbiología,
Virus,
Varicela,
Varicela zoster,
Enfermedades laborales,
Infección hospitalaria
Keyword: Medicine,
Biology,
Hospitals,
Microbiology,
Virus,
Chickenpox,
Varicella zoster,
Occupational illness,
Nosocomial infections
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