TY - JOUR AU - Fleming-Dutra, Katherine AU - Mbaeyi, Chukwuma AU - Link-Gelles, Ruth AU - Alexander, Nicole AU - Guh, Alice AU - Forbes, Elizabeth AU - Beall, Bernard AU - Winchell, Jonas AU - Carvalho, Maria da Gloria AU - Pimenta, Fabiana AU - Kodani, Maja AU - Vanner, Cindy AU - Stevens, Hilary AU - Brady, Diane AU - Caulcrick-Grimes, Mardea AU - Bandy, Utpala AU - Moore, Matthew T1 - Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 15A in Psychiatric Unit, Rhode Island, USA, 2010–2011 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2012 VL - 18 IS - 11 SP - 1889 SN - 1080-6059 AB - During a pneumococcal disease outbreak in a pediatric psychiatric unit in a hospital in Rhode Island, USA, 6 (30%) of 20 patients and staff were colonized with Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 15A, which is not included in pneumococcal vaccines. The outbreak subsided after implementation of antimicrobial drug prophylaxis and enhanced infection control measures. KW - Streptococcus pneumoniae KW - pneumococcal infections KW - pneumonia, pneumococcal, serotype 15A, bacteria, antibiotic, antimicrobial, disease outbreak KW - pneumonia KW - pneumococcal KW - serotype 15A KW - bacteria KW - antibiotic KW - antibacterial KW - disease outbreak KW - antimicrobial drugs KW - Rhode Island KW - USA KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1811.120454 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/11/12-0454_article ER - End of Reference