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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
5
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2001-2-22
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pubmed:abstractText |
During 1998-1999, an outbreak of Nipah virus encephalitis occurred in Malaysia. To assess the possibility of nosocomial transmission, 338 health care workers (HCWs) exposed and 288 HCWs unexposed to outbreak-related patients were surveyed, and their serum samples were tested for anti-Nipah virus antibody. Needlestick injuries were reported by 12 (3%) HCWs, mucosal surface exposure to body fluids by 39 (11%), and skin exposure to body fluids by 89 (25%). No encephalitis occurred in either group. Three exposed and no unexposed HCWs tested positive by EIA for IgG antibodies. It is likely that these 3 were false positives; no IgM response occurred, and the serum samples were negative for anti-Nipah virus neutralizing antibodies. The risk of nosocomial transmission of Nipah virus appears to be low; however, given the high case-fatality rate and the presence of virus in respiratory secretions and urine of some patients, standard and droplet infection-control practices should be maintained with these patients.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Mar
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pubmed:issn |
0022-1899
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
1
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pubmed:volume |
183
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
810-3
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2008-11-21
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Antibodies, Viral,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Cohort Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Cross Infection,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Disease Outbreaks,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-False Positive Reactions,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Immunoenzyme Techniques,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Immunoglobulin G,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Malaysia,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Paramyxoviridae Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Paramyxovirinae,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:11181159-Risk Factors
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pubmed:year |
2001
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pubmed:articleTitle |
A cohort study of health care workers to assess nosocomial transmissibility of Nipah virus, Malaysia, 1999.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Respiratory and Enteric Viruses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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