Infection Prevention and Control Practices Implemented for Congenital Measles in an Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant

Background: Measles can cause miscarriages and preterm birth in nonimmune pregnant women. During the 2018–2019 measles outbreak in New York, a woman with measles delivered an extremely low birth weight preterm infant at our Women and Children’s Hospital. We describe our measles preparedness strategi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2020-10, Vol.41 (S1), p.s301-s302
Hauptverfasser:	Saiman, Lisa, Hanft, Erin, Brachio, Sandhya, Messina, Maria, Zachariah, Philip, Goffman, Dena, Pike, Janett, Covington, Lesley, Graham, Krishika A, Ahmad, Nina, Rausch-Phung, Elizabeth, Bryant, Patrick, Khandekar, Anagha, Kulas, Karen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Birth weight Disease control Epidemics Epidemiology Immune status Infants Infections Laboratory tests Measles Outbreaks Premature babies Prevention Risk factors State regulations Women
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