RESUMO
Six students at the University of Southampton developed meningococcal disease in October 1997, five of them with confirmed serogroup C infections, and three died. The outbreak had major organisational and financial implications for the agencies involved. Detailed planning and good working relationships with the management of higher educational institutions can prove invaluable in such situations. This paper summarises the management of the outbreak in Southampton and presents recommendations based on our experience.
Assuntos
Surtos de Doenças/prevenção & controle , Infecções Meningocócicas/prevenção & controle , Antibioticoprofilaxia , Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis/organização & administração , Inglaterra/epidemiologia , Feminino , Linhas Diretas/organização & administração , Humanos , Programas de Imunização/organização & administração , Infecções Meningocócicas/epidemiologia , Infecções Meningocócicas/virologia , Guias de Prática Clínica como AssuntoRESUMO
Fifty patients recorded their peak expiratory-flow rate (P.E.F.R.) in hospital, unaided by nursing staff, five times a day for 5 days. Each patient's readings were randomly and independently checked on two occasions during this period. 69% of checked readings were accurate. Most patients kept satisfactory records as a table, but were less efficient in recording their results on a P.E.F.R. chart. Recording of P.E.F.R. by patients with respiratory disease saves nursing time and provides valuable clinical information.