Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit



Título del documento: Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit
Revista: The brazilian journal of infectious diseases
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000290669
ISSN: 1413-8670
Autores: 1
2
3
Instituciones: 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
Año:
Periodo: Feb
Volumen: 5
Número: 1
Paginación: 32-36
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental
Resumen en inglés 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
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Hospitales,
Microbiología,
Pediatría,
Candida parapsilosis,
Candidemia,
Infección hospitalaria,
Neonatos
Keyword: Medicine,
Hospitals,
Microbiology,
Pediatrics,
Candida parapsilosis,
Candidemia,
Nosocomial infections,
Neonates
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