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Mumps transmission in hospitals.

M Wharton1, S L Cochi, R H Hutcheson

  • 1Division of Field Services, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA.

Archives of Internal Medicine
|January 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Mumps outbreaks in hospitals are rare but can occur, especially in long-term care facilities. Vaccination is recommended for susceptible hospital staff and patients during community mumps activity.

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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Sporadic mumps transmission in hospitals is known, but large outbreaks are uncommon.
  • Widespread mumps outbreaks in Tennessee (1986-1987) offered a chance to study hospital-associated mumps.
  • Hospitals face infection control challenges during community mumps epidemics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the extent of mumps-related infection control problems in hospitals during a statewide outbreak.
  • To identify specific hospital settings and patient populations at higher risk for mumps transmission.
  • To evaluate the risk of nosocomial mumps transmission to healthcare workers and hospitalized patients.

Main Methods:

  • Surveyed 154 infection control practitioners in Tennessee, achieving a 95% response rate (146 participants).
  • Collected data on mumps-related infection control incidents reported by hospitals.
  • Correlated hospital incidents with county-level mumps case data.

Main Results:

  • Mumps infection control problems were reported by 17 out of 146 (12%) hospitals.
  • Hospitals reporting issues were in areas with high community mumps prevalence (67% of statewide cases).
  • Six healthcare workers acquired mumps nosocomially; nine patients contracted mumps in two long-term care facilities housing adolescents.

Conclusions:

  • Mumps presents a low but significant risk to hospital patients and staff, particularly in adolescent/young adult long-term care settings.
  • Hospitals in mumps-active communities should consider vaccinating at-risk staff.
  • Immunization of susceptible patients in long-term care facilities is advised during community mumps outbreaks.

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