Hospital-Acquired Vector-Transmitted Dengue Fever: An Overlooked Problem?

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Nov;37(11):1387-1389. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.173. Epub 2016 Aug 30.

Authors

Juliana Almeida-Nunes¹, Izabel Marcilio¹, Maura S Oliveira², Elenice M N Gonçalves³, Marjorie V Batista², Alfredo Mendrone⁴, José E Levi⁴, Silvia F Costa⁵, Anna S Levin²

Affiliations

¹ 1Hospital Surveillance System,Hospital das Clínicas,University of São Paulo,Brazil.
² 2Infection Control Department and LIM54,Hospital das Clínicas,University of São Paulo,Brazil.
³ 3Internal Commission for Accident Prevention,Hospital das Clínicas,University of São Paulo,Brazil.
⁴ 4Fundação Pró-Sangue/Hemocentro de São Paulo,São Paulo,Brazil.
⁵ 5Department of Infectious Diseases,University of São Paulo,Brazil.

PMID: 27573650
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.173

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MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Brazil / epidemiology
Cross Infection / diagnosis
Cross Infection / epidemiology
Cross Infection / prevention & control
Cross Infection / transmission*
Dengue / diagnosis
Dengue / epidemiology
Dengue / prevention & control
Dengue / transmission*
Female
Humans
Infection Control
Male
Mosquito Vectors*
Tertiary Care Centers
Young Adult