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Pediatr Infect Dis J ; 40(8): 753-755, 2021 08 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34250975

ABSTRACT

We describe a premature infant with congenital measles. Laboratory testing confirmed measles in the mother (polymerase chain reaction- and IgM-positive) and congenital measles in the infant (polymerase chain reaction-positive, culture-positive and IgM-positive). The infant never developed a rash, pneumonia, or neurologic complications. This case supports using compatible laboratory findings to diagnose congenital measles in infants without clinical manifestations of measles.


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Infant, Extremely Premature , Infant, Newborn, Diseases/diagnosis , Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical , Measles/diagnosis , Measles/transmission , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis , Adult , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Infant, Newborn, Diseases/therapy , Infection Control/methods , Intensive Care Units, Neonatal , Measles/therapy , New York/epidemiology , Pregnancy , Treatment Outcome
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Disaster Med Public Health Prep ; 6(4): 378-84, 2012 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23241469

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OBJECTIVE: Nonpharmacologic interventions such as limiting nosocomial spread have been suggested for mitigation of respiratory epidemics at health care facilities. This observational study tested the efficacy of a mass screening, isolation, and triage protocol in correctly identifying and placing in a cohort exercise subjects according to case status in the emergency departments at 3 acute care hospitals in Brooklyn, New York, during a simulated pandemic influenza outbreak. METHODS: During a 1-day, full-scale exercise using 354 volunteer victims, variables assessing adherence to the mass screening protocol and infection control recommendations were evaluated using standardized forms. RESULTS: While all hospitals were able to apply the suggested mass screening protocol for separation based on case status, significant differences were observed in several infection control variables among participating hospitals and different hospital areas. CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of mass screening and other infection control interventions during a hospital full-scale exercise was feasible and resulted in measurable outcomes. Hospital drills may be an effective way of detecting and addressing variability in following infection control recommendations.


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Infection Control , Influenza, Human/epidemiology , Mass Screening/standards , Program Evaluation , Risk Assessment , Triage/standards , Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control , Disease Outbreaks/statistics & numerical data , Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Influenza, Human/prevention & control , Influenza, Human/transmission , Mass Screening/methods , Mass Screening/statistics & numerical data , Pandemics , Triage/methods , Triage/statistics & numerical data
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