Outbreak of invasive pneumococcal disease at a Belfast shipyard in men exposed to welding fumes, Northern Ireland, April-May 2015: preliminary report.
Euro Surveill
; 20(21)2015 May 28.
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| ID: mdl-26062559
ABSTRACT
We report an outbreak of four confirmed cases of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in individuals occupationally exposed to welding fumes, at a Belfast shipyard (Northern Ireland). All cases were hospitalised. A high-risk sub-group of 679 workers has been targeted for antibiotic prophylaxis and pneumococcal vaccination. Physicians and public health institutions outside Northern Ireland should be alert to individuals presenting with pneumonia or IPD and recent links to the shipyard, to facilitate early assessment and treatment.
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Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Pneumocócica
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Soldagem
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Surtos de Doenças
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Exposição por Inalação
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Indústrias
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Euro Surveill
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article