Actuación ante exposición laboral a Tos ferina en Hospital Terciario de la Comunidad de Madrid: a propósito de un caso / Actions to be taken regarding work exposure to pertussis (whooping cough) at a tertiary hospital in the Madrid community: A case study
Rev. Asoc. Esp. Espec. Med. Trab
; 24(1): 41-44, mar. 2015.
Article
in Spanish
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-136902
Responsible library:
ES1.1
Localization: BNCS
RESUMEN
Objetivos:
Conocer el procedimiento de actuación ante una exposición laboral a Tos ferina. Material yMétodos:
Exposición laboral del personal sanitario ante un paciente trasplantado renal e inmunosuprimido, que ingresa en la urgencia de un Hospital terciario de la comunidad de Madrid, que posteriormente fue diagnosticado de Tos ferina. Notificación al SPRL e identificación de los Servicios en los cuales permaneció ingresado el paciente, para el posterior seguimiento del personal expuesto.Resultados:
Acudieron 43 trabajadores, 39 de ellos recibieron quimioprofilaxis, se inició tratamiento con claritromicina, hasta disponer de azitromicina, por mejor cumplimiento por parte del personal. Se recomendó refuerzo vacunal anti Tos ferina (dTpa) a todos los expuestos.Conclusiones:
La situación epidemiológica actual de la Tos ferina en España nos obliga a tener presente la actuación a realizar ante una exposición laboral a Tos ferina y la necesidad de incorporar nuevas estrategias vacunales para un mejor control de la infección (AU)ABSTRACT
Objectives:
To know the procedure of the performance in a workplace exposure to Pertussis. Material andMethods:
Workpl ace exposure of medical staff, with a kidney-transplant patient and in-munosupressive who is admitted in an emergency terciary hospital of Madrid Community, who was diagnosed of Pertussis. Notification to the Laboral Risk Preventive Department (LRPD) and detection of all the departments where the patient remains admitted, for the subsequent tracing of the personal that was exposed from the LRPD.Results:
43 workers attended, 39 of them received prophylaxis, it was started treatment with Clarithromycin until was available Azithromycin for being ease of adherence. It was recommended Tetanus Toxoid and reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis vaccines adsorbed (Tdap) to all the exposures.Conclusions:
Actual epidemiological situation of Pertussis in Spain, force us having each day to have current performance in a workplace exposure to Pertussis and the requirement of incorporate new vaccination strategies (AU)
Full text:
Available
Collection:
National databases
/
Spain
Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3.9 Reduce the amount of deaths produced by dangerous chemicals and the pollution of the air, water and soil
/
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
/
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
/
SDG3 - Target 3.4 Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Health problem:
Occupational Exposures
/
Goal 9: Noncommunicable diseases and mental health
/
Goal 10: Communicable diseases
/
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
/
Target 3.4: Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
/
Other Respiratory Diseases
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Spain
/
Whooping Cough
/
Vaccination
/
Program of Risk Prevention on Working Environment
/
Health Benefit Plans, Employee
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. Asoc. Esp. Espec. Med. Trab
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos/España