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Researchers detail in ‘Influenza B outbreak among influenza-vaccinated welfare home residents in Singapore,’ new data in influenza vaccines. According to recent research from Singapore, Singapore, "Outbreaks of acute respiratory illness occur commonly in long-term care facilities (LTCF), due to the close proximity of residents. Most influenza outbreak reports have been from temperate countries.""This study reports [...]

Scientists discuss in ‘Direct costs associated with a hospital-acquired outbreak of rotaviral gastroenteritis infection in a long term care institution’ new findings in gastroenteritis. "In January 2008, 63 patients were infected during an outbreak of rotaviral gastroenteritis in a long term care facility for elderly patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the [...]

A new study, ‘An outbreak of Burkholderia cenocepacia bacteremia in immunocompromised oncology patients,’ is now available. "Burkholderia cepacia is a common environmental bacterium that is resistant to disinfectants, and therefore is often encountered as a hospital-acquired pathogen. We describe an outbreak of B. cenocepacia bacteremia among hospitalized oncology patients," scientists writing in the journal Infection [...]

Data detailed in ‘A case-control study of risk factors for urinary acquisition of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing CTX-M-15 in an outbreak situation in Sweden’ have been presented. According to recent research from Uppsala, Sweden, "A retrospective case-control study was initiated at Uppsala University Hospital in 2006 during a major outbreak caused by a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain [...]

Mar 09, 2010 (Health-e/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in the Free State has resulted in the death of one person and six others hospitalised.Deputy health minister Dr Molefi Sefularo has confirmed that a 45 year old patient was admitted to a mine hospital on February 26 with [...]

WELLINGTON, Jan 16, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) New Zealand’s Whangarei AreaHospital has a suspected outbreak of norovirus on Saturday, andthe outbreak was confirmed Friday at North Island’s anotherhospital Thames Hospital.More than 20 patients are being isolated at the Whangareihospital after a suspected outbreak of the highly contagiousstomach virus, Radio New Zealand reported on [...]

IT?S MUCH too soon to jump to conclusions regarding the tragic outbreak of Legionnaire?s disease at a maternity ward in one of Nicosia?s top private clinics, which has claimed the life of one baby and left another ten newborns fighting for their lives in intensive care at the capital?s specialist paediatric Makarios Hospital. The ward [...]