Outbreak of Shigellosis in a Homeless Shelter With Healthcare Worker Transmission-British Columbia, April 2015

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Nov;36(11):1372-3. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.211. Epub 2015 Sep 2.

Authors

Michelle Murti¹, Ken Louie¹, Mark Bigham¹, Linda M N Hoang²

Affiliations

¹ 1Fraser Health Authority,Surrey,British Columbia.
² 2British Columbia Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory,Vancouver,British Columbia.

PMID: 26330023
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.211

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

British Columbia / epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Dysentery, Bacillary / epidemiology*
Dysentery, Bacillary / transmission
Female
Health Personnel*
Housing
Humans
Ill-Housed Persons*
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional*
Male
Middle Aged