2.1 Outbreak description
The index case had a fever with 39℃ on Jan 18th, 2014,
took some medicine at home. On Jan 26th, he was
admitted to the emergency department of a tertiary hospital. Cefoxitin
sodium was used but the situation was not improved. He was diagnosed
with pneumonia and transferred to the respiratory department on Jan
28th, transferred to ICU because of lung consolidation
on Feb 3rd, and died on Feb 5th.
During his hospitalization, 7 of 75 close contacts had a fever higher
than 38.0°C, including 1 bedside clinician, 1 family member, 2 patients
in the same ward, and 3 nurses in the respiratory department.