An outbreak of Pneumococcal pneumonia among residents of a retirement home in France during October 2003.

Y Hansmann; A Doyle

; V Remy; B Jaulhac; D Christmann; O Lesens; A Perrocheau; (2006) An outbreak of Pneumococcal pneumonia among residents of a retirement home in France during October 2003. Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 27 (11). pp. 1252-1254. ISSN 0899-823X DOI: 10.1086/508842

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We describe an outbreak of pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in a French retirement home. Eleven residents developed pneumonia. Eight patients had positive results of urinary antigen tests. There were no further cases after the implementation of control measures, which involved isolation of and receipt of antibiotic therapy by symptomatic residents. No risk factors for transmission of S. pneumoniae were identified in this population.

Item Type	Article
Keywords	Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anti-Bacterial Agents, therapeutic use, Antigens, Bacterial, urine, Disease Outbreaks, Female, France, epidemiology, Housing for the Elderly, Humans, Infection Control, methods, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Isolation, Pneumococcal Vaccines, administration & dosage, Pneumonia, Pneumococcal, diagnosis, epidemiology, microbiology, physiopathology, Streptococcus pneumoniae, isolation & purification
ISI	249084500019