An outbreak of serotype 19A pneumococcal pneumonia in a relief facility in Japan.
Kei NaganoSatoshi KawasakiHiroshi MoroBin ChangYuuki BambaAyako YamamotoMasatomo MoritaMakoto OhnishiSatoshi ShibataTakeshi KoizumiNobumasa AokiYasuo HonmaTetsuya AbeToshiyuki KoyaNobuki AokiToshiaki KikuchiPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)
An outbreak of serotype 19A Streptococcus pneumoniae occurred among the residents of a relief facility. Pneumonia developed in 5 of 99 residents (attack rate, 5.1%). We obtained pharyngeal specimens from non-onset residents, and S. pneumoniae was isolated from 6 individuals (6.4%), 5 of whom had serotype 19A.