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Brote de Shigella sonnei en un centro escolar de Gipuzkoa / Shigella sonnei outbreak in a school in Northern Spain
Artieda, Juncal; Manterola, Jose Maria; Tolosa, Elena; Moreno, Belen; Alustiza, Jesus; Astigarraga, Uxue; Botello, Rene; Arostegui, Nerea; Basterrechea, Mikel.
Affiliation
  • Artieda, Juncal; Gobierno Vasco. España
  • Manterola, Jose Maria; Hospital Mendaro. España
  • Tolosa, Elena; s.af
  • Moreno, Belen; Laboratorio de Salud Pública. España
  • Alustiza, Jesus; Hospital Mendaro. España
  • Astigarraga, Uxue; Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza. España
  • Botello, Rene; Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza. España
  • Arostegui, Nerea; Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza. España
  • Basterrechea, Mikel; Gobierno Vasco. España
Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.) ; 33(3): 145-148, mar. 2015. tab, graf
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-134565
Responsible library: ES1.1
Localization: BNCS
RESUMEN
En octubre de 2012 se detectó un brote de gastroenteritis aguda por Shigella sonnei en una escuela del norte de España que afectó a 112 personas: el 63,7% fueron escolares y docentes y el 35,7% convivientes. El origen fue un niño enfermo con antecedente de viaje a país endémico, y el desencadenante, las deficiencias higiénicas existentes en uno de los aseos de la escuela. La aplicación de estrictas medidas de higiene fueron determinantes para el control del brote
ABSTRACT
In October 2012, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis caused by Shigella sonnei was detected in a nursery and primary school in the north of Spain affecting 112 people: 63.7% were pupils and teachers and 35.7% their co-habitants. The source was a sick child who had travelled to an endemic country, and the key trigger factor was inadequate hygiene in one of the toilets of the school. The enforcement of strict hygiene measures was essential for controlling the outbreak
Subject(s)

Full text: 1 Collection: 06-national / ES Database: IBECS Main subject: Shigella sonnei / Disease Outbreaks / Dysentery, Bacillary Limits: Adolescent / Aged / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: Es Journal: Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.) Year: 2015 Document type: Article

Full text: 1 Collection: 06-national / ES Database: IBECS Main subject: Shigella sonnei / Disease Outbreaks / Dysentery, Bacillary Limits: Adolescent / Aged / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: Es Journal: Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.) Year: 2015 Document type: Article