A parainfluenza virus type 3 outbreak at a residential aged care facility: The role of microbiologic testing in early identification and antimicrobial stewardship.
We report an outbreak of parainfluenza 3, which had an attack rate of 30%, in a residential care facility in Melbourne, Australia. One-fifth of affected residents required hospitalization, but there were no deaths. The outbreak demonstrated the value of active surveillance and early microbiologic testing and the urgent need for antimicrobial stewardship programs in the aged care setting.
Infection Control and Epidemiology Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: sue.ryan@monashhealth.org.
Susan
S
Ryan
Infection Control and Epidemiology Unit, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Elizabeth
E
Gillespie
Infection Control and Epidemiology Unit, Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia; Department of Medicine, National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Rhonda L
RL
Stuart
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000592:standards; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010224:Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antimicrobial stewardship; Microbiologic testing; Outbreak; Parainfluenza; Residential aged care