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- Title
First report of an outbreak of pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6A.
- Authors
Prebil, Karla; Plesničar, Blanka Kores; Beović, Bojana; Paragi, Metka; Kastrin, Tamara; Seme, Katja; Petek, Bojana; Martinčič, Žiga
- Abstract
Five patients in a geropsychiatric unit of a psychiatric hospital became abruptly ill with pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6A. Four other residents were colonized with the same serotype, which has previously not been reported in association with pneumonia outbreaks. Furthermore, serotype 6A is not included in all vaccine types, which may be important for the choice of vaccine in some settings. All isolates showed identical pulsed-field gel electrophoresis restriction patterns.
- Subjects
PNEUMONIA treatment; STREPTOCOCCUS pneumoniae; GERIATRIC psychiatry; HOSPITALS; ELECTROPHORESIS; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, 2016, Vol 128, Issue 1/2, p68
- ISSN
0043-5325
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1007/s00508-015-0864-x