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Article: Outbreak of human metapneumovirus infection in psychiatric inpatients: implications for directly observed use of alcohol hand rub in prevention of nosocomial outbreaks

TitleOutbreak of human metapneumovirus infection in psychiatric inpatients: implications for directly observed use of alcohol hand rub in prevention of nosocomial outbreaks
Authors
KeywordsAlcohol hand rub
Directly observed
Human metapneumovirus
Outbreak
Issue Date2007
PublisherWB Saunders Co Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jhin
Citation
Journal Of Hospital Infection, 2007, v. 67 n. 4, p. 336-343 How to Cite?
AbstractNosocomial outbreaks of infectious diseases in psychiatric facilities are not uncommon but the implementation of infection control measures is often difficult. Here, we report an outbreak of an acute respiratory illness in a psychiatric ward between 29 July and 20 August 2005 involving 31 patients. Human metapneumovirus was detected in seven (23%) patients by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and nucleotide sequencing. A review of outbreak surveillance records showed that six nosocomial outbreaks occurred in the year 2005, of which four (67%) were confirmed or presumably related to a respiratory viral infection. Directly observed deliveries of alcohol hand rub 4-hourly during daytime to all psychiatric patients was instituted in December 2005. Only one nosocomial respiratory viral outbreak occurred in the following year. The total number of patients and staff involved in nosocomial outbreaks due to presumed or proven respiratory virus infections decreased significantly from 60 to six (P < 0.001), whereas those due to all types of nosocomial outbreaks also decreased from 70 to 24 (P = 0.004). Alcohol hand rub has been shown to have potent bactericidal and virucidal activity against a wide range of nosocomial pathogens. Regular use of directly observed alcohol hand rub may decrease the incidence and scale of nosocomial outbreaks due to enveloped respiratory viruses especially in mentally incapacitated patients. © 2007 The Hospital Infection Society.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/79009
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.095
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dc.contributor.authorCheng, VCCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWu, AKLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheung, CHYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLau, SKPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWoo, PCYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, KHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, KSMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorIp, IKSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDunn, ELWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLee, RAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYam, LYCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuen, KYen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:49:29Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T07:49:29Z-
dc.date.issued2007en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Hospital Infection, 2007, v. 67 n. 4, p. 336-343en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0195-6701en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/79009-
dc.description.abstractNosocomial outbreaks of infectious diseases in psychiatric facilities are not uncommon but the implementation of infection control measures is often difficult. Here, we report an outbreak of an acute respiratory illness in a psychiatric ward between 29 July and 20 August 2005 involving 31 patients. Human metapneumovirus was detected in seven (23%) patients by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and nucleotide sequencing. A review of outbreak surveillance records showed that six nosocomial outbreaks occurred in the year 2005, of which four (67%) were confirmed or presumably related to a respiratory viral infection. Directly observed deliveries of alcohol hand rub 4-hourly during daytime to all psychiatric patients was instituted in December 2005. Only one nosocomial respiratory viral outbreak occurred in the following year. The total number of patients and staff involved in nosocomial outbreaks due to presumed or proven respiratory virus infections decreased significantly from 60 to six (P < 0.001), whereas those due to all types of nosocomial outbreaks also decreased from 70 to 24 (P = 0.004). Alcohol hand rub has been shown to have potent bactericidal and virucidal activity against a wide range of nosocomial pathogens. Regular use of directly observed alcohol hand rub may decrease the incidence and scale of nosocomial outbreaks due to enveloped respiratory viruses especially in mentally incapacitated patients. © 2007 The Hospital Infection Society.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherWB Saunders Co Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jhinen_HK
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dc.subjectAlcohol hand rub-
dc.subjectDirectly observed-
dc.subjectHuman metapneumovirus-
dc.subjectOutbreak-
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshAgeden_HK
dc.subject.meshAlcohols - therapeutic useen_HK
dc.subject.meshChina - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshCross Infection - epidemiology - prevention & controlen_HK
dc.subject.meshDirectly Observed Therapy - methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHandwashing - methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshInfection Control - methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional - prevention & controlen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMental Disordersen_HK
dc.subject.meshMetapneumovirus - classification - pathogenicityen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshParamyxoviridae Infections - prevention & controlen_HK
dc.subject.meshPsychiatric Department, Hospitalen_HK
dc.subject.meshSentinel Surveillanceen_HK
dc.titleOutbreak of human metapneumovirus infection in psychiatric inpatients: implications for directly observed use of alcohol hand rub in prevention of nosocomial outbreaksen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jhin.2007.09.010en_HK
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