Author:
Oguma Taeko,Saito Reiko,Masaki Hironori,Hoshino Kazuhiko,Zaraket Hassan,Suzuki Yasushi,Caperig-Dapat Isolde,Dapat Clyde,Baranovich Tatiana,Kuroki Reiki,Makimoto Yasushi,Shirahige Yutaka,Asoh Norichika,Degawa Satoshi,Ishikawa Hidefumi,Kageura Hironobu,Hosoi Maki,Suzuki Hiroshi
Abstract
Objective.To describe outbreaks of nosocomial influenza infection with molecular methods and to elucidate the viral linkages among outbreak case patients including both inpatients and healthcare workers (HCWs).Setting.A 180-bed acute and long-term care hospital in Japan.Methods.Retrospective observational study of nosocomial outbreaks of infection with influenza A/H3N2. Together with information about onset dates and vaccination history, we obtained nasopharyngeal swab samples from individuals with cases of influenza or influenzalike illness (ILI). The hemagglutinin genes of the recovered viruses were sequenced and compared, along with those of community-circulating strains, for similarity by phylogenetic tree analysis.Results.The outbreaks occurred from February 26 through April 3, 2007, during the 2006–2007 epidemic season, and they involved 11 patients and 13 HCWs. The 2 outbreaks involved 2 different genotypes of influenza A/H3N2 viruses. These virus variants were closely related to the influenza strains that were circulating in the community during the same epidemic season.Conclusion.This study showed the dissemination of highly homologous influenza virus variants among inpatients and HCWs within a short period, as a result of nosocomial transmission. These strains were also similar to influenza strains that were circulating in the community.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology
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