title: Notes from the field: Outbreak of severe respiratory illness in an assisted-living facility--Colorado, 2012.
abstract: On May 28, 2012, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) was notified of six cases of severe respiratory illness among 12 residents of an assisted-living facility (ALF) specializing in the care of elderly persons with dementia or memory loss. During May 22-27, 2012, five residents were hospitalized, and two developed invasive disease with Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) bacteremia. S. pneumoniae is spread by airborne droplets and causes an estimated 175,000 hospitalizations and 50,000 cases of pneumococcal bacteremia each year. The case-fatality rate of pneumococcal bacteremia can be as high as 60% among the elderly.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology; D003120:Colorado / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
references.citation: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Sep 3;59(34):1102-6
references.pmid: 20814406
references.citation: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Jun 1;61(21):394-5
references.pmid: 22647745