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An outbreak of serotype 19A pneumococcal pneumonia in a relief facility in Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2021

Kei Nagano ,
Satoshi Kawasaki ,
Hiroshi Moro Open the ORCID record for Hiroshi Moro [Opens in a new window] ,
Bin Chang ,
Yuuki Bamba ,
Ayako Yamamoto ,
Masatomo Morita ,
Makoto Ohnishi ,
Satoshi Shibata  and
Takeshi Koizumi
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Kei Nagano
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Niigata Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Japan
Satoshi Kawasaki
Affiliation:
Department of Respirology, Shinrakuen Hospital, Nisiku, Niigata, Japan
Hiroshi Moro*
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Niigata Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Japan
Bin Chang
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Yuuki Bamba
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Niigata Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Japan
Ayako Yamamoto
Affiliation:
Department of Respirology, Shinrakuen Hospital, Nisiku, Niigata, Japan
Masatomo Morita
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Makoto Ohnishi
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Satoshi Shibata
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Niigata Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Japan
Takeshi Koizumi
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Niigata Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Japan
Nobumasa Aoki
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Niigata Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Japan
Yasuo Honma
Affiliation:
Medical Laboratory Division, Shinrakuen Hospital, Nisiku, Niigata, Japan
Tetsuya Abe
Affiliation:
Department of Respirology, Shinrakuen Hospital, Nisiku, Niigata, Japan
Toshiyuki Koya
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Niigata Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Japan
Nobuki Aoki
Affiliation:
Department of Respirology, Shinrakuen Hospital, Nisiku, Niigata, Japan
Toshiaki Kikuchi
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Niigata Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Japan
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Author for correspondence: Hiroshi Moro, E-mail: hmoro@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

An outbreak of serotype 19A Streptococcus pneumoniae occurred among the residents of a relief facility. Pneumonia developed in 5 of 99 residents (attack rate, 5.1%). We obtained pharyngeal specimens from non-onset residents, and S. pneumoniae was isolated from 6 individuals (6.4%), 5 of whom had serotype 19A.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 43 , Issue 12 , December 2022 , pp. 1934 - 1936
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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