Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit
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 uni...
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| author | Carmem Lúcia P. da Silva Rosana M. R. dos Santos Arnaldo Lopes Colombo |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8299ad69ded546d29cb6a818619105072022-12-21T17:49:27ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1678-439151323610.1590/S1413-86702001000100005S1413-86702001000100005Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unitCarmem Lúcia P. da Silva0Rosana M. R. dos Santos1Arnaldo Lopes Colombo2Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroHospital da LagoaUniversidade Federal de São PauloCandida 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702001000100005&lng=en&tlng=enCandidemianosocomial infectionsneonate |
| spellingShingle | Carmem Lúcia P. da Silva Rosana M. R. dos Santos Arnaldo Lopes Colombo Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Candidemia nosocomial infections neonate |
| title | Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit |
| title_full | Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit |
| title_fullStr | Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit |
| title_short | Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit |
| title_sort | cluster of candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit |
| topic | Candidemia nosocomial infections neonate |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702001000100005&lng=en&tlng=en |
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