Evidence for person-to-person transmission of Candida lusitaniae in a neonatal intensive-care unit

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998 May;19(5):343-5. doi: 10.1086/647826.

Abstract

Candida lusitaniae is an increasingly important nosocomial bloodstream pathogen. Epidemiological investigation and molecular typing techniques identified three neonates infected with identical strains of C lusitaniae that were distinguished readily from epidemiologically unrelated strains from other locations in the hospital. The results of this study provide evidence for nosocomial transmission of C lusitaniae in a neonatal intensive-care unit and suggest that these infants are at increased risk for infection with this agent.

MeSH terms

  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Candida / drug effects
  • Candida / genetics*
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy
  • Candidiasis / epidemiology
  • Candidiasis / transmission*
  • Cross Infection / drug therapy
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / transmission*
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Fluconazole / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Epidemiology

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Amphotericin B
  • Fluconazole