Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit

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Autor(a) principal: Silva,Carmem Lúcia P. da
Data de Publicação: 2001
Outros Autores: Santos,Rosana M. R. dos, Colombo,Arnaldo Lopes
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Resumo: 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 Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unitCandidemianosocomial infectionsneonateCandida 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.Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases2001-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702001000100005Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.5 n.1 2001reponame:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseasesinstname:Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID)instacron:BSID10.1590/S1413-86702001000100005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSilva,Carmem Lúcia P. daSantos,Rosana M. R. dosColombo,Arnaldo Lopeseng2001-10-29T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1413-86702001000100005Revistahttps://www.bjid.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjid@bjid.org.br||lgoldani@ufrgs.br1678-43911413-8670opendoar:2001-10-29T00:00Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit
title Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit
spellingShingle Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit
Silva,Carmem Lúcia P. da
Candidemia
nosocomial infections
neonate
title_short 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_sort Cluster of Candida parapsilosis primary bloodstream infection in a neonatal intensive care unit
author Silva,Carmem Lúcia P. da
author_facet Silva,Carmem Lúcia P. da
Santos,Rosana M. R. dos
Colombo,Arnaldo Lopes
author_role author
author2 Santos,Rosana M. R. dos
Colombo,Arnaldo Lopes
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Silva,Carmem Lúcia P. da
Santos,Rosana M. R. dos
Colombo,Arnaldo Lopes
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Candidemia
nosocomial infections
neonate
topic Candidemia
nosocomial infections
neonate
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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