A Nosocomial Cluster of Candida inconspicua Infections in Patients with Hematological Malignancies
AUTOR(ES)
D’Antonio, Domenico
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Candida inconspicua was recovered from three patients with hematological malignancies. Two patients had intravenous-catheter-associated fungemia, whereas the third had fungal hepatitis. The three cases of infection occurred over a period of 1 month in patients staying in adjacent single rooms. In vitro susceptibility testing of fungal strains showed all isolates to be resistant to fluconazole, with MICs greater than 32 μg/ml. All of the strains had identical DNA restriction profiles and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA fingerprints. These data suggest a nosocomially acquired infection emanating from a common source within the hospital environment.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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