MP653ELIZABETHKINGIA MENINGOSEPTICA OUTBREAK IN ADULT HEMODIALYSIS UNIT - OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION AND INTERVENTION ANALYSIS

An outbreak of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica neonatal meningitis in Mauritius.

INTRODUCTION Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a rare but well-recognised cause of neonatal meningitis. Reported outbreaks have involved very few cases. We describe the management and outcome of a relatively large outbreak of E.meningoseptica neonatal meningitis METHODOLOGY From August 2002 to December 2003, eight cases of meningitis caused by E. meningoseptica occurred among babies admitted ...

Investigation of Mycobacterium Pseudo-outbreak

Norovirus outbreak in a pediatric oncology unit.

OBJECTIVE Norovirus (NV) is an etiologic agent of outstanding importance that can cause severe epidemic gastroenteritis in day-care centers, schools, nursing homes, and hospitals. Therefore NV requires foremost attention as a pathogen responsible for epidemics of gastroenteritis in immunocompromised inpatients. In this study, a NV outbreak in a pediatric oncology unit is described and the conse...

Molecular epidemiology of a hepatitis C virus outbreak in a hemodialysis unit in Italy.

Hemodialysis patients are at increased risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of this study was to investigate a HCV outbreak in a hemodialysis unit using epidemiological and molecular methods. Between April 2003 and October 2003, anti-HCV seronconversion was detected in four patients attending the unit. These cases were added to 10 patients already anti-HCV positive upon admission ...

An outbreak of fatal fluoride intoxication in a long-term hemodialysis unit.

OBJECTIVE To determine the cause of an outbreak of acute illness and death in a long-term hemodialysis unit. DESIGN A retrospective cohort and case-control study of patients receiving hemodialysis and a laboratory study of a model deionization system to purify water for hemodialysis. SETTING An outpatient hemodialysis unit of a university hospital. PATIENTS 12 patients who became severely...