Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 5(1): 32-36, Feb. 2001. ilus
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em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-339418
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BR11.1
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. Eletrophoretic karyotype of the organisms was performed by use pused field gel electrophoresis in a countour-clamped homogenous 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 and that neonates under intensive care may represent a risk group for this pathogen.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Candida
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Candidíase
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Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal
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Anfotericina B
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Recém-Nascido
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
Doenças Transmissíveis
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo