Open AccessOutbreak of pneumococcal disease in a nursing home in Spain
Author(s) -
Joaquín Guimbao,
Alberto Vergara,
J.I. García-Montero,
Jorge Alberto,
A. M. Lázaro,
Wenceslao Varona,
Juan José Poza Aldea,
Carmen Aspíroz,
Mariana Tâmara Teixeira de Toledo
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.06.09.02034-en
Subject(s) - outbreak , epidemiology , nursing homes , medicine , cluster (spacecraft) , pneumonia , pneumococcal disease , pneumococcal pneumonia , environmental health , gerontology , pediatrics , nursing , virology , streptococcus pneumoniae , biology , computer science , bacteria , genetics , programming language
On 6 February 2002, a cluster of pneumonia cases was reported to the Sección de Vigilancia Epidemiológica del Servicio Aragonés de Salud (epidemiological surveillance unit, health services of Aragon) in Zaragoza, Spain; all patients were residents of a nursing home for elderly people. The residents in the home were aged 56-102 years, the median age was 86.