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Dear Kelly,
We have experienced similar outbreak in our psychiatric units before. Besides the usual control measures like cohort isolation and environmental disinfection, you may consider introducing a “supervised alcoholic hand rub rounds” for all residents, which may have a role in terminating the outbreak earlier and prevention of similar happenings in future.
Outbreak of human metapneumovirus infection in psychiatric inpatients: implications for directly observed use of alcohol hand rub in prevention of nosocomial outbreaks. JHI May 17, 2010.
http://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(07)00336-2/fulltextBest regards,
Dr Alan Wu
Consultant Clinical Microbiologist,
Hong Kong East Cluster, Hospital Authority, HK.q iPhone e
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> Hi Collective Brains Trust,
> We currently have a respiratory outbreak in one of our residential aged care facilities and one of our staff has come back positive for Human metapneumovirus infection. I am wondering if anyone has had experience with this that could share your wisdom. Rest of the PCRs are still pending. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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> Kelly
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