Outbreak of Severe Respiratory Illness in an Assisted-Living Facility — Colorado, 2012

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Bamberg, Wendy ; Moore, Matthew ; Stone, Nimalie ; Perz, Joseph ; Dantes, Raymund ; Wendt, Joyanna
• Description:
  On May 28, 2012, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) was notified of six cases of severe respiratory illness among 12 residents of an assisted-living facility (ALF) specializing in the care of elderly persons with dementia or memory loss. During May 22-27, 2012, five residents were hospitalized, and two developed invasive disease with Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) bacteremia. S. pneumoniae is spread by airborne droplets and causes an estimated 175,000 hospitalizations and 50,000 cases of pneumococcal bacteremia each year. The case-fatality rate of pneumococcal bacteremia can be as high as 60% among the elderly.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Assisted Living Facilities Bacteremia Disease Outbreaks Hospitalization Humans Infection Control Middle Aged Notes From The Field Pneumococcal Infections Respiratory Tract Infections Streptococcus Pneumoniae

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2013; 62(12):230-231.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  23535690
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4605005
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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