Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2004 · 76 citations · 43 references
Public HealthInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesInfection PreventionInfectious Disease EpidemiologyOutbreak InvestigationHealthcare-associated InfectionsInfection SurveillanceInfectious Disease PreventionInfectious Disease SurveillanceNosocomial InfectionsOutbreak PreventionHealthcare Facility Transmission DynamicsHealthcare Worker TransmissionHealthcare-associated OutbreaksHospital Outbreak InvestigationIndex Case InvestigationNosocomial Outbreak DynamicsSurveillance Of Nosocomial InfectionsTransmission Dynamics In Hospitals
We describe a pertussis outbreak among adult patients in a French general hospital following transmission from a healthcare worker. This index case transmitted pertussis to other healthcare workers, who, in turn, contaminated other staff and two immunosuppressed patients. This raises questions about infection control.
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