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3885814

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-5-10
pubmed:abstractText
An intern responsible for the care of a patient with chronic cryptosporidiosis developed acute diarrhea and serologic evidence of cryptosporidium infection. Sera from 26 hospital personnel exposed to the patient and 18 personnel with no exposure were examined with an indirect immunofluorescent antibody procedure for the presence of antibodies to Cryptosporidium. Eight (31%) exposed personnel--5 nurses, 2 house officers, and 1 student--had positive antibody titers (1:10 or more). The frequency of positivity in the nurse-housestaff-student group (8 of 18, 45%) was significantly greater (p less than 0.05) than that in the attending physicians and respiratory therapists (0 of 8). The former group had significantly more exposure to the patient's feces than did the latter group (p less than 0.01). Three of eighteen control personnel (17%) had positive cryptosporidium antibody titers. These findings suggest that Cryptosporidium may be transmitted from person to person in the hospital environment and that serologic evidence of infection is common among hospital personnel.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0003-4819
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
593-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Cryptosporidiosis in hospital personnel. Evidence for person-to-person transmission.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports