Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a child care center in Cook County, Illinois, with prolonged shedding and household transmission.
Am J Infect Control
; 41(10): 936-8, 2013 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23870793
ABSTRACT
During the investigation of an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157H7 in a child care center, illness logs were reviewed and parents interviewed to identify classroom and household exposures. Costs incurred by the center and the public health laboratory were estimated from self-administered questionnaires. We conclude that household transmission played a role in this outbreak and estimate the cost of investigation and intervention at over $6,000 per case.
Key words
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Child Day Care Centers
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Family Characteristics
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Disease Outbreaks
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Escherichia coli O157
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Escherichia coli Infections
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Infect Control
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Israel