An outbreak of conjunctivitis caused by multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Brazilian Newborn Intensive Care Unit
We report an outbreak of conjunctivitis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa involving seven infants admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Uberlândial Federal University Hospital between March and September 2001. Three infants developed systemic complications (01 sepsis and 02 pneumoni...
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| author | D. V. D. Brito E. J. Oliveira C. Matos V. O.S. Abdallah P.P. Gontijo Filho |
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| description | We report an outbreak of conjunctivitis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa involving seven infants admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Uberlândial Federal University Hospital between March and September 2001. Three infants developed systemic complications (01 sepsis and 02 pneumonias). Ten isolates were obtained from conjunctival cultures and all were resistant to ceftazidime and aminoglycosides. Fast identification of the organism and treatment with imipenem were important in containing the outbreak of P. aeruginosa. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36206f57c18045b98687670a65276ae52022-12-21T18:14:33ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1678-43917423423510.1590/S1413-86702003000400001S1413-86702003000400001An outbreak of conjunctivitis caused by multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Brazilian Newborn Intensive Care UnitD. V. D. Brito0E. J. Oliveira1C. Matos2V. O.S. Abdallah3P.P. Gontijo Filho4Universidade Federal de UberlândiaUniversidade Federal de UberlândiaUniversidade Federal de UberlândiaUniversidade Federal de UberlândiaUniversidade Federal de UberlândiaWe report an outbreak of conjunctivitis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa involving seven infants admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Uberlândial Federal University Hospital between March and September 2001. Three infants developed systemic complications (01 sepsis and 02 pneumonias). Ten isolates were obtained from conjunctival cultures and all were resistant to ceftazidime and aminoglycosides. Fast identification of the organism and treatment with imipenem were important in containing the outbreak of P. aeruginosa.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000400001&lng=en&tlng=enPseudomonas aeruginosanosocomial infectionneonatal unit |
| spellingShingle | D. V. D. Brito E. J. Oliveira C. Matos V. O.S. Abdallah P.P. Gontijo Filho An outbreak of conjunctivitis caused by multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Brazilian Newborn Intensive Care Unit Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Pseudomonas aeruginosa nosocomial infection neonatal unit |
| title | An outbreak of conjunctivitis caused by multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Brazilian Newborn Intensive Care Unit |
| title_full | An outbreak of conjunctivitis caused by multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Brazilian Newborn Intensive Care Unit |
| title_fullStr | An outbreak of conjunctivitis caused by multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Brazilian Newborn Intensive Care Unit |
| title_full_unstemmed | An outbreak of conjunctivitis caused by multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Brazilian Newborn Intensive Care Unit |
| title_short | An outbreak of conjunctivitis caused by multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Brazilian Newborn Intensive Care Unit |
| title_sort | outbreak of conjunctivitis caused by multiresistant pseudomonas aeruginosa in a brazilian newborn intensive care unit |
| topic | Pseudomonas aeruginosa nosocomial infection neonatal unit |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000400001&lng=en&tlng=en |
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