Extensive Nosocomial Transmission of Measles Originating in Cruise Ship Passenger, Sardinia, Italy, 2014

We report a measles outbreak in Sardinia, Italy, that originated in a cruise ship passenger. The outbreak showed extensive nosocomial transmission (44 of 80 cases). To minimize nosocomial transmission, health care facilities should ensure that susceptible health care workers are vaccinated against m...

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Autores principales: Filia, Antonietta, Bella, Antonino, Cadeddu, Giovanna, Milia, Maria Rafaela, Del Manso, Martina, Rota, Maria Cristina, Magurano, Fabio, Nicoletti, Loredana, Declich, Silvia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4517735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26196266
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2108.141105
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author Filia, Antonietta
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Del Manso, Martina
Rota, Maria Cristina
Magurano, Fabio
Nicoletti, Loredana
Declich, Silvia
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description We report a measles outbreak in Sardinia, Italy, that originated in a cruise ship passenger. The outbreak showed extensive nosocomial transmission (44 of 80 cases). To minimize nosocomial transmission, health care facilities should ensure that susceptible health care workers are vaccinated against measles and should implement effective infection control procedures.
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spelling pubmed-45177352015-08-01 Extensive Nosocomial Transmission of Measles Originating in Cruise Ship Passenger, Sardinia, Italy, 2014 Filia, Antonietta Bella, Antonino Cadeddu, Giovanna Milia, Maria Rafaela Del Manso, Martina Rota, Maria Cristina Magurano, Fabio Nicoletti, Loredana Declich, Silvia Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We report a measles outbreak in Sardinia, Italy, that originated in a cruise ship passenger. The outbreak showed extensive nosocomial transmission (44 of 80 cases). To minimize nosocomial transmission, health care facilities should ensure that susceptible health care workers are vaccinated against measles and should implement effective infection control procedures. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4517735/ /pubmed/26196266 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2108.141105 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.
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Nicoletti, Loredana
Declich, Silvia
Extensive Nosocomial Transmission of Measles Originating in Cruise Ship Passenger, Sardinia, Italy, 2014
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title_full Extensive Nosocomial Transmission of Measles Originating in Cruise Ship Passenger, Sardinia, Italy, 2014
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title_short Extensive Nosocomial Transmission of Measles Originating in Cruise Ship Passenger, Sardinia, Italy, 2014
title_sort extensive nosocomial transmission of measles originating in cruise ship passenger, sardinia, italy, 2014
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26196266
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2108.141105
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