Type 8 Pneumococcal Pneumonia: An Outbreak on an Oncology Ward
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1985
Description
An outbreak of four cases of type 8 Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia occurred on an Oncology Ward during a five-day period. All four patients had underlying malignancy and were in close proximity to each other on an open ward. No other patients or hospital personnel had type 8 S pneumoniae on throat or nasopharyngeal cultures. The implications of the outbreak with respect to transmission of this disease and role of pneumococcal vaccination are discussed.
Citation Information
Berk, Steven L.; Gage, Kathleen A.; Holtsclaw-Berk, Shirley A.; and Smith, J. Kelly. 1985. Type 8 Pneumococcal Pneumonia: An Outbreak on an Oncology Ward. Southern Medical Journal. Vol.78(2). 159-161. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198502000-00010 PMID: 3975711 ISSN: 0038-4348