Parvovirus B19 outbreak in a developmental center

Of 49 employees serving developmentally disabled persons, 13 (27%) were found to have parvovirus B19 infection on the basis of serum positivity for parvovirus B19 IgM by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Two employees had severe peripheral symmetric polyarthropathy lasting longer than 6 months. Inf...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 1995-12, Vol.23 (6), p.373-376
Main Authors: Lohiya, Ghan Shyam, Stewart, Kathleen, Perot, Kitty, Widman, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antibodies, Viral - analysis
California - epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Erythema Infectiosum - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin G - analysis
Immunoglobulin M - analysis
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Parvovirus B19, Human - immunology
Parvovirus B19, Human - isolation & purification
Personnel, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Rehabilitation Centers
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Summary:Of 49 employees serving developmentally disabled persons, 13 (27%) were found to have parvovirus B19 infection on the basis of serum positivity for parvovirus B19 IgM by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Two employees had severe peripheral symmetric polyarthropathy lasting longer than 6 months. Infection control measures are described.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/0196-6553(95)90269-4