A serious outbreak of parainfluenza type 3 on a nursing unit.
A serious outbreak of parainfluenza type 3 on a nursing unit.
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护理单位爆发严重的 3 型副流感疫情。
DOI:
10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb02593.x
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发表时间:
2000
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
Shult,P
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文献类型:
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作者:
ToddFaulks,J;Drinka,PJ;Shult,P
OBJECTIVE: To report a serious outbreak of respiratory illness in a nursing home, with isolation of parainfluenza type 3 in four cases.DESIGN: Viral respiratory cultures from a sample of symptomatic residents, and retrospective chart review.SETTING: A 50‐bed nursing unit/floor in a skilled nursing facility.PARTICIPANTS: All residents of the nursing unit.MEASUREMENTS: Respiratory viral cultures and clinical chart review.RESULTS: Twenty‐five of 49 residents developed new respiratory symptoms between September 2 and September 25, 1999. Ten cases (40%) had a tympanic temperature of 100°F or greater. Eighteen (72%) had a chest X‐ray with 11 (44%) new infiltrates. Sixteen (64%) were treated with antibiotics. Three cases were hospitalized and four died (16%) within 1 to 9 days after onset of symptoms. Four of 10 viral cultures yielded parainfluenza type 3.CONCLUSIONS: Parainfluenza type 3 may cause outbreaks complicated by pneumonia and fatal outcome. Clinicians should consider uniform secretion precautions to contain all viral URIs in nursing homes.