Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2012)

Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 15A in Psychiatric Unit, Rhode Island, USA, 2010–2011

  • Katherine Fleming-Dutra,
  • Chukwuma Mbaeyi,
  • Ruth Link-Gelles,
  • Nicole Alexander,
  • Alice Guh,
  • Elizabeth Forbes,
  • Bernard Beall,
  • Jonas M. Winchell,
  • Maria da Gloria Carvalho,
  • Fabiana Pimenta,
  • Maja Kodani,
  • Cindy Vanner,
  • Hilary Stevens,
  • Diane Brady,
  • Mardea Caulcrick-Grimes,
  • Utpala Bandy,
  • Matthew R. Moore

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1811.120454
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 11
pp. 1889 – 1893

Abstract

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During a pneumococcal disease outbreak in a pediatric psychiatric unit in a hospital in Rhode Island, USA, 6 (30%) of 20 patients and staff were colonized with Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 15A, which is not included in pneumococcal vaccines. The outbreak subsided after implementation of antimicrobial drug prophylaxis and enhanced infection control measures.

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