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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 34(6): 638-41, 2013 Jun.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23651898
RESUMO
We investigated an increase in Trichosporon asahii isolates among inpatients. We identified 63 cases; 4 involved disseminated disease. Trichosporon species was recovered from equipment cleaning rooms, washbasins, and fomites, which suggests transmission through washbasins. Patient washbasins should be single-patient use only; adherence to appropriate hospital disinfection guidelines was recommended.