| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000290669 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Colombo, Arnaldo Lopes1 Silva, Carmem Lucia P. da2 Santos, Rosana M.R. dos3 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Departamento de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil 3Hospital da Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Season: | Feb |
| Volumen: | 5 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Pages: | 32-36 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Experimental |
| English abstract | Candida parapsilosis is an increasingly important bloodstream pathogen in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). We investigated a cluster of bloodstream infections in a NICU to determine whether nosocomial transmission occurred. During a 3-day period, 3 premature infants hospitalized in the same unit presented with sepsis caused by C. parapsilosis. Electrophoretic karyotype of the organisms was performed by using pulsed field gel electrophoresis in a countour-clamped homogeneous electric field system. The isolate from 1 newborn could not be typed, and the isolates from the remaining 2 infants had identical patterns. All 3 cases are described. We conclude that nosocomial transmission of C. parapsilosis occurred and that neonates under intensive care may represent a risk group for this pathogen |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Hospitales, Microbiología, Pediatría, Candida parapsilosis, Candidemia, Infección hospitalaria, Neonatos |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Hospitals, Microbiology, Pediatrics, Candida parapsilosis, Candidemia, Nosocomial infections, Neonates |
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