Epidemiological and clinical study and electrophoretyping survey of rotavirus acute diarrhoea in a children's infectious disease unit in Casablanca, Morocco

This report describes an outbreak of nosocomial infections due to echovirus type 11 among premature and/or handicapped infants in an intensive care unit. Four patients became ill within a short period of time and echovirus 11 was recovered from several of their specimens. The illnesses were clinically suggestive of bacterial sepsis and/or bacterial meningitis. Each of the four infants who became ill was in an isolette for a period of from 20 to 54 days before onset of illness. Three of the four patients became ill within 24 hours of one another which suggested a common exposure at nearly the same time. No index case could be identified, but it appears that this outbreak of enteroviral infections was due to inadequate hand washing by personnel. The outbreak was halted by removing the infants to an infectious disease unit and by closing the involved unit to new admissions for seven days.

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A prospective pharmacovigilance study in the infectious diseases unit of a tertiary care hospital

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries ◽

10.3855/jidc.11503 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (07) ◽

pp. 649-655 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Berna Karaismailoglu ◽

Nese Saltoglu ◽

Ilker Inanc Balkan ◽

Bilgul Mete ◽

Fehmi Tabak ◽

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Keyword(s):

Infectious Disease ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Teaching Hospital ◽

Significant Risk ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Infectious Disease Unit ◽

Tertiary Teaching ◽

Tertiary Teaching Hospital ◽

Tissue Reactions ◽

Disease Unit

Introduction: The frequency, causality, severity, preventability and risk factors of ADRs (adverse drug reactions) in infectious disease units are not well defined in the literature. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of the ADRs encountered in an infectious disease unit of a tertiary teaching hospital. Methodology: The patients who were admitted to the infectious disease unit of a tertiary teaching hospital longer than 24 hours between January and December of 2016 were followed prospectively. Patients were observed and questioned for any sign of ADRs. The proportion of ADRs and patient characteristics were investigated. Causality was evaluated by the Naranjo algorithm, severity was determined using the Hartwig classification, and preventability was assessed using the Schumock and Thornton scale. Results: 210 patients were admitted to the unit during the study period, of whom 44 patients (20.9%) experienced 51 ADRs. 5.9% of ADRs were found to be serious according to the Hartwig severity classification. In addition, 88.1% of ADRs were not preventable. The most frequently detected ADR was skin and subcutaneous tissue reactions (33.3%), and systemic antimicrobials were the most common type of drugs that caused an ADR. Prolonged hospitalization (p < 0.001) and usage of an increased number of drugs (p < 0.001) were found to be significant risk factors for ADR development. Conclusions: Prolonged hospital stay and polypharmacy are significant risk factors that increase the incidence of ADRs in infectious disease units. The likelihood of unavoidable ADRs should arouse the attention of clinicians when prescribing antimicrobials.

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The Complexity, Relative Value, and Financial Worth of Curbside Consultations in an Academic Infectious Disease Unit

Clinical Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/cid/ciq218 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 52 (4) ◽

pp. 557-557 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

C. Grace ◽

W. K. Alston ◽

M. Ramundo ◽

L. Polish ◽

B. Kirkpatrick ◽

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Keyword(s):

Infectious Disease ◽

Infectious Disease Unit ◽

Relative Value ◽

Disease Unit

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The Utility of Preliminary Patient Evaluation in a Febrile Respiratory Infectious Disease Unit Outside the Emergency Department

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofx163.349 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (suppl_1) ◽

pp. S187-S188

Author(s):

Jun Sik Kang ◽

Hee Yoon ◽

Byung Woo Jhun ◽

Seong Mi Lim ◽

Eun Sil Ko ◽

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Keyword(s):

Infectious Disease ◽

Emergency Department ◽

Patient Evaluation ◽

Infectious Disease Unit ◽

Disease Unit

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The Profile of Health Problems in African Immigrants Attending an Infectious Disease Unit in Melbourne, Australia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ◽

10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.805 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 80 (5) ◽

pp. 805-811 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Katherine B. Gibney ◽

Caroline Marshall ◽

Joseph Torresi ◽

Beverley-Ann Biggs ◽

Karin Leder ◽

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Keyword(s):

Infectious Disease ◽

African Immigrants ◽

Health Problems ◽

Infectious Disease Unit ◽

Disease Unit

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The Utility of Preliminary Patient Evaluation in a Febrile Respiratory Infectious Disease Unit outside the Emergency Department

Journal of Korean Medical Science ◽

10.3346/jkms.2017.32.9.1534 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 32 (9) ◽

pp. 1534 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jun Sik Kang ◽

Byung Woo Jhun ◽

Hee Yoon ◽

Seong Mi Lim ◽

Eunsil Ko ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Infectious Disease ◽

Emergency Department ◽

Patient Evaluation ◽

Infectious Disease Unit ◽

Disease Unit

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Severe Herpes Zoster Infection in the United Kingdom: Experience in a Regional Infectious Disease Unit

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine ◽

10.1177/014107688908200310 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 82 (3) ◽

pp. 145-146 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

P Bannister ◽

B Crosse

Keyword(s):

Infectious Disease ◽

Herpes Zoster ◽

Elderly Patients ◽

Complication Rate ◽

Herpes Zoster Infection ◽

Infectious Disease Unit ◽

Duration Of Hospital Stay ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Acyclovir Therapy ◽

Disease Unit

Seventy-three cases of severe herpes zoster infection admitted to a regional infectious disease unit over a 3-year period were reviewed. Complications were common. Elderly patients were in the majority (55%), were hospitalized for longer and accounted for 78% of all complications. Acyclovir therapy was used in 44 cases with a reduction in both the duration of hospital stay and complication rate.

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