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Emeritus
[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
K Midilli<SUP>1</SUP>, A Erkılı?<SUP>2</SUP>, M Kuşkucu<SUP>1</SUP>, H Analay<SUP>2</SUP>, S Erkılı?<SUP>3</SUP>, N Benzonana<SUP>4</SUP>, M S Yıldırım<SUP>2</SUP>, K M?layim<SUP>2</SUP>, H Acar<SUP>4</SUP>, O Ergonul (
)<SUP>5</SUP>
Citation style for this article: Midilli K, Erkılı? A, Kuşkucu M, Analay H, Erkılı? S, Benzonana N, Yıldırım MS, M?layim K, Acar H, Ergonul O. Nosocomial outbreak of disseminated orf infection in a burn unit, Gaziantep, Turkey, October to December 2012. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(11)
ii=20425. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20425
Date of submission: 15 January 2013 <HR>We report the first outbreak of nosocomial orf infection in a hospital burn unit in Gaziantep, Turkey. The outbreak lasted from October to December 2012 and involved a total of thirteen cases. It demonstrates the risk of introduction of orf virus to a burn unit, and the potential for extensive transmission among patients with compromised skin integrity. The importance of hygiene measures and infection control are highlighted and possible transmission routes of the virus discussed.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 18, Issue 11, 14 March 2013
Rapid communications
Nosocomial outbreak of disseminated orf infection in a burn unit, Gaziantep, Turkey, October to December 2012
Rapid communications
Nosocomial outbreak of disseminated orf infection in a burn unit, Gaziantep, Turkey, October to December 2012
K Midilli<SUP>1</SUP>, A Erkılı?<SUP>2</SUP>, M Kuşkucu<SUP>1</SUP>, H Analay<SUP>2</SUP>, S Erkılı?<SUP>3</SUP>, N Benzonana<SUP>4</SUP>, M S Yıldırım<SUP>2</SUP>, K M?layim<SUP>2</SUP>, H Acar<SUP>4</SUP>, O Ergonul (
- Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical School, Istanbul
- Dr.Ersin Arslan Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
- Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey
- Dr.L?tf? Kırdar Research and Tranining Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Ko? University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Citation style for this article: Midilli K, Erkılı? A, Kuşkucu M, Analay H, Erkılı? S, Benzonana N, Yıldırım MS, M?layim K, Acar H, Ergonul O. Nosocomial outbreak of disseminated orf infection in a burn unit, Gaziantep, Turkey, October to December 2012. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(11)
ii=20425. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20425 Date of submission: 15 January 2013 <HR>We report the first outbreak of nosocomial orf infection in a hospital burn unit in Gaziantep, Turkey. The outbreak lasted from October to December 2012 and involved a total of thirteen cases. It demonstrates the risk of introduction of orf virus to a burn unit, and the potential for extensive transmission among patients with compromised skin integrity. The importance of hygiene measures and infection control are highlighted and possible transmission routes of the virus discussed.