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Investigation and control of a cluster of penicillin non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in a care home.

The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Sept 2008

Olver W J, Cavanagh J, Quinn M, Diggle M, Edwards G F S

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Two elderly residents of a care home were hospitalised with pneumonia over a period of one month. They had bacteraemia with penicillin non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae (PNSP) and both died. All residents and staff of the care home were screened for PNSP using nasopharyngeal swabs, with one resident and one member of staff found to be asymptomatic carriers. Oral rifampicin was given to the carriers. All...

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PMID: 18621445
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.05.016

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