Outbreak of pertussis among healthcare workers in a hospital maternity unit
Outbreak of pertussis among healthcare workers in a hospital maternity unit
In December 2015, an outbreak of pertussis was detected among staff working in the Maternity Unit of a district general hospital in Hampshire. This occurred in the background of increased pertussis activity in the community. The outbreak occurred over the Christmas holiday period causing staff shortages at a time when the departments were already overstretched. The high prevalence of upper respiratory tract infections at the time were difficult to distinguish from pertussis. This paper describes the outbreak, infection control measures implemented and the learning points.
Infection control, outbreak, public health
253-255
Petridou, Christina
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Gray, Hazel
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Heard, Michael
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Sugden, Lorna
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Davis-Blues, Karen
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Cortes, Nick
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Edwards, Mary
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Saeed, Kordo
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1 September 2017
Petridou, Christina
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Gray, Hazel
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Sugden, Lorna
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Davis-Blues, Karen
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Cortes, Nick
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Edwards, Mary
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Petridou, Christina, Gray, Hazel, Heard, Michael, Sugden, Lorna, Davis-Blues, Karen, Cortes, Nick, Edwards, Mary and Saeed, Kordo
(2017)
Outbreak of pertussis among healthcare workers in a hospital maternity unit.
Journal of Infection Prevention, 18 (5), .
(doi:10.1177/1757177417693678).
Abstract
In December 2015, an outbreak of pertussis was detected among staff working in the Maternity Unit of a district general hospital in Hampshire. This occurred in the background of increased pertussis activity in the community. The outbreak occurred over the Christmas holiday period causing staff shortages at a time when the departments were already overstretched. The high prevalence of upper respiratory tract infections at the time were difficult to distinguish from pertussis. This paper describes the outbreak, infection control measures implemented and the learning points.
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Submitted date: 1 February 2017
Published date: 1 September 2017
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Infection control, outbreak, public health
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Michael Heard
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Lorna Sugden
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Karen Davis-Blues
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Nick Cortes
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Mary Edwards
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Kordo Saeed
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