Abstract:
:There has been a worldwide increase in bed bug infestations over the last 10-15 years. A major stigma is placed upon the institutions found to be infested. We report our experience with an outbreak of the tropical bed bug, Cimex hemipterus, in a neonatal unit. The outbreak not only affected the admitted newborns and mothers by causing a wide variety of rashes and inducing sleeplessness, but also impinged upon the health professionals and their families by producing similar symptomology. It is important for healthcare providers to be aware of, and for each healthcare facility to have, bed bug prevention and control policies.
journal_name
Epidemiol Infectjournal_title
Epidemiology and infectionauthors
Bandyopadhyay T,Kumar A,Saili Adoi
10.1017/S0950268814003690subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-10-01 00:00:00pages
2865-70issue
13eissn
0950-2688issn
1469-4409pii
S0950268814003690journal_volume
143pub_type
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