Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Nursing Homes, Minnesota, 1995–2006

Nursing home residents are at high risk for invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) disease, and clusters of cases in nursing homes are common.To characterize the epidemiologic features of invasive GAS disease in nursing homes, we conducted active, statewide, population- and laboratory-based surveillan...

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Autores principales: Rainbow, Jean, Jewell, Brenda, Danila, Richard N., Boxrud, David, Beall, Bernard, Van Beneden, Chris, Lynfield, Ruth
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18439360
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.0704072
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author Rainbow, Jean
Jewell, Brenda
Danila, Richard N.
Boxrud, David
Beall, Bernard
Van Beneden, Chris
Lynfield, Ruth
author_facet Rainbow, Jean
Jewell, Brenda
Danila, Richard N.
Boxrud, David
Beall, Bernard
Van Beneden, Chris
Lynfield, Ruth
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description Nursing home residents are at high risk for invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) disease, and clusters of cases in nursing homes are common.To characterize the epidemiologic features of invasive GAS disease in nursing homes, we conducted active, statewide, population- and laboratory-based surveillance in Minnesota from April 1995 through 2006. Of 1,858 invasive GAS disease cases, 134 (7%) occurred in nursing home residents; 34 of these cases were identified as part of 13 clusters. Recognizing cases of GAS disease in nursing homes posed challenges. Measures to ensure identification of case-patients as residents of specific nursing homes need to be included in standard guidelines for the prevention and control of invasive GAS disease in this setting.
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spelling pubmed-26002622009-01-13 Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Nursing Homes, Minnesota, 1995–2006 Rainbow, Jean Jewell, Brenda Danila, Richard N. Boxrud, David Beall, Bernard Van Beneden, Chris Lynfield, Ruth Emerg Infect Dis Research Nursing home residents are at high risk for invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) disease, and clusters of cases in nursing homes are common.To characterize the epidemiologic features of invasive GAS disease in nursing homes, we conducted active, statewide, population- and laboratory-based surveillance in Minnesota from April 1995 through 2006. Of 1,858 invasive GAS disease cases, 134 (7%) occurred in nursing home residents; 34 of these cases were identified as part of 13 clusters. Recognizing cases of GAS disease in nursing homes posed challenges. Measures to ensure identification of case-patients as residents of specific nursing homes need to be included in standard guidelines for the prevention and control of invasive GAS disease in this setting. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-05 /pmc/articles/PMC2600262/ /pubmed/18439360 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.0704072 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research
Rainbow, Jean
Jewell, Brenda
Danila, Richard N.
Boxrud, David
Beall, Bernard
Van Beneden, Chris
Lynfield, Ruth
Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Nursing Homes, Minnesota, 1995–2006
title Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Nursing Homes, Minnesota, 1995–2006
title_full Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Nursing Homes, Minnesota, 1995–2006
title_fullStr Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Nursing Homes, Minnesota, 1995–2006
title_full_unstemmed Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Nursing Homes, Minnesota, 1995–2006
title_short Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Nursing Homes, Minnesota, 1995–2006
title_sort invasive group a streptococcal disease in nursing homes, minnesota, 1995–2006
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18439360
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.0704072
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