Private sector hospital response to the 2003 dengue outbreak in the Indian capital metropolis of Delhi

被引：4

作者：

Arya, SC ^{[1
]}

Rajagopal, S ^{[1
]}

Agarwal, N ^{[1
]}

Kaushik, M ^{[1
]}

Maheshwari, P ^{[1
]}

Agarwal, S ^{[1
]}

Singh, K ^{[1
]}

George, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Sant Paramanand Hosp, Delhi 110054, India

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL | 2004年 / 32卷 / 08期

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D O I：

10.1016/j.ajic.2004.02.006

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

During 2003, the Indian capital metropolis of Delhi was afflicted with an outbreak of dengue. A private-sector tertiary care hospital responded instantly to the sudden influx of 162 patients during an 8-week interval. That was an unusual challenge because, until 1997, the hospital had exclusively managed patients with ophthalmic disorders. Dengue patients received fiscal concessions and several free services. A multidisciplinary cell was commissioned for case management. Apart from a diagnosis of patients with dengue and their clinical management, suspected or confirmed dengue episodes were instantly reported to health authorities. Antimosquito measures in the hospital premises including residential areas for the nursing personnel prevented any local virus transmission. The integrated therapeutic and public health response was associated with a 1.23% case fatality rate. The protocol developed during the dengue outbreak would address every locally reportable disease in the future.

引用

页码：489 / 492

页数：4

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