Severe cutaneous aspergillosis in a premature neonate linked to nonsterile disposable glove contamination?

Am J Infect Control. 2012 Jun;40(5):465-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.05.013. Epub 2011 Aug 31.

Abstract

After having eliminated a dysfunction of the hospital's ventilation system and any other possible environmental reservoir, the investigation of a fatal case of primary cutaneous aspergillosis in a neonate with extremely low birth weight led to the conclusion that nonsterile disposable gloves kept stored in their native packages were the likely source of contamination.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
  • Aspergillosis / pathology
  • Aspergillosis / transmission*
  • Dermatomycoses / diagnosis*
  • Dermatomycoses / pathology
  • Dermatomycoses / transmission*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Gloves, Surgical / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn