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The best way to handle the situation is reduce the risk to other employees by testing those who have been in contact with the infected nurse to see if they have been infected. If they have been infected, those staff members will need to be withdrawn from the workplace until their incubation period has passed. Varicella zoster specific immunoglobulin should be offered to the population at risk. This would include any staff or patients who were in contact with the nurse during the time she was in the incubation
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2000). During a non-epidemic period of 5 days, Hospital A saw three patients with similar symptoms, yet were not associated with the university and during this period of outbreak there were 23 university students seen with associated symptoms. The University Student Health Centre reported 20 students in one day with similar symptoms, when in a non-epidemic period there would typically see 1-2 students in a week. Therefore I believe that there has been an outbreak at the university.
Question 6: C
To narrow the range of agents that could be the cause of the students gastrointestinal illness, I would look into how long it took for the students to get sick after eating, as there are different Incubation Periods for different possible pathogens. Another way to narrow the range of agents is to document the predominant signs and symptoms that the students are experiencing, and how long the symptoms lasted.
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Davis, C. (2011). How is MRSA diagnosed?. Available: http://www.medicinenet.com/mrsa_infection/page5.htm Last accessed 4th Nov 2012.
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Department of Health - Victoria. (2007). Impetigo (school sores) information sheet. Available: http://ideas.health.vic.gov.au/bluebook/impetigo-info.asp. Last accessed 4th November,
2000). During a non-epidemic period of 5 days, Hospital A saw three patients with similar symptoms, yet were not associated with the university and during this period of outbreak there were 23 university students seen with associated symptoms. The University Student Health Centre reported 20 students in one day with similar symptoms, when in a non-epidemic period there would typically see 1-2 students in a week. Therefore I believe that there has been an outbreak at the university.
Question 6: C
To narrow the range of agents that could be the cause of the students gastrointestinal illness, I would look into how long it took for the students to get sick after eating, as there are different Incubation Periods for different possible pathogens. Another way to narrow the range of agents is to document the predominant signs and symptoms that the students are experiencing, and how long the symptoms lasted.
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(2010). Personal Prevention of MRSA Skin Infections. Available: http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/prevent/personal.html. Last accessed 4th Nov 2012.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Symptoms of MRSA. Available: http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/symptoms/index.html. Last accessed 4th Nov 2012.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Treatment of MRSA Infections. Available: http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/treatment/index.html. Last accessed 4th Nov 2012.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012). Varicella, Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. Available: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/varicella.html. Last accessed 4th Nov 2012.
Davis, C. (2011). How is MRSA diagnosed?. Available: http://www.medicinenet.com/mrsa_infection/page5.htm Last accessed 4th Nov 2012.
Department of Health - Victoria. (2007). Chicken pox or shingles (varicella / herpes zoster). Available: http://ideas.health.vic.gov.au/bluebook/chicken-pox.asp. Last accessed 4th Nov 2012.
Department of Health - Victoria. (2007). Impetigo (school sores) information sheet. Available: http://ideas.health.vic.gov.au/bluebook/impetigo-info.asp. Last accessed 4th November,