Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 15A in Psychiatric Unit, Rhode Island, USA, 2010–2011
Katherine Fleming-Dutra
, Chukwuma Mbaeyi, Ruth Link-Gelles, Nicole Alexander, Alice Guh, Elizabeth Forbes, Bernard Beall, Jonas M. Winchell, Maria da Gloria Carvalho, Fabiana Pimenta, Maja Kodani, Cindy Vanner, Hilary Stevens, Diane Brady, Mardea Caulcrick-Grimes, Utpala Bandy, and Matthew R. Moore
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (K. Fleming-Dutra, C. Mbaeyi, R. Link-Gelles, A. Guh, B. Beall, J.M. Winchell, M.G. Carvalho, F. Pimenta, M. Kodani, H. Stevens, M.R. Moore); Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (N. Alexander, C. Vanner, D. Brady, M. Caulcrick-Grimes, U. Bandy); Brown University–affiliated Hospitals, Providence (N. Alexander); Brown University, Providence (E. Forbes)
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Figure 2. . . . . . Epidemic curve of Streptococcus pneumoniae outbreak in a pediatric psychiatric hospital, Rhode Island, USA, December 25, 2010–January 31, 2011, for invasive pneumococcal disease, noninvasive pneumococcal disease, confirmed pneumonia, and suspected pneumonia. *Staff members; †family members.
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