PMID- 21085089
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20101202
LR  - 20220408
IS  - 1545-861X (Electronic)
IS  - 0149-2195 (Linking)
VI  - 59
IP  - 45
DP  - 2010 Nov 19
TI  - Occupational transmission of Neisseria meningitidis --- California, 2009.
PG  - 1480-3
AB  - Neisseria meningitidis is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and sepsis . 
      The case-fatality rate for meningococcal disease is 10%--14%; survivors can 
      experience brain damage, hearing loss, limb loss, and learning disabilities . On 
      December 11, 2009, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) initiated an 
      investigation of two secondary cases of meningococcal disease in a police officer 
      and a respiratory therapist following occupational contact with an unconscious 
      adult. This report describes the events surrounding occupational transmission of 
      N. meningitidis and recommends measures to control and prevent secondary 
      transmission of N. meningitidis. Breaches in infection control, notification 
      delays, and lack of worker exposure assessment and postexposure chemoprophylaxis 
      (PEP) likely contributed to secondary cases. Employers should provide adequate 
      infection-control training to staff members, PEP to exposed workers, and report 
      notifiable diseases promptly.
CN  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
JT  - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
JID - 7802429
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Allied Health Personnel
MH  - California
MH  - *Contact Tracing
MH  - Disease Notification
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Infection Control
MH  - Male
MH  - Meningitis, Meningococcal/drug therapy/prevention & control/*transmission
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Neisseria meningitidis/*isolation & purification
MH  - *Occupational Exposure
MH  - Personnel, Hospital
MH  - Police
MH  - Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
MH  - Respiratory Therapy
MH  - Unconsciousness
EDAT- 2010/11/19 06:00
MHDA- 2010/12/14 06:00
CRDT- 2010/11/19 06:00
PHST- 2010/11/19 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/11/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/12/14 06:00 [medline]
AID - mm5945a2 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Nov 19;59(45):1480-3.