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C L da Silva1, R M dos Santos, A L Colombo

  • 1Disciplina de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Depto. de Medicina Preventiva, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
|April 6, 2001
PubMed

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Nosocomial transmission of Candida parapsilosis occurred in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Premature infants in the NICU are a risk group for this bloodstream pathogen.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Microbiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Neonatal Care

Background:

  • Candida parapsilosis is a growing cause of bloodstream infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
  • Understanding transmission routes is crucial for infection control in vulnerable infant populations.

Observation:

  • A cluster of three sepsis cases caused by C. parapsilosis occurred within a 3-day period in a NICU.
  • The affected infants were premature and hospitalized in the same unit.

Findings:

  • Pulsed field gel electrophoresis revealed identical electrophoretic karyotype patterns for C. parapsilosis isolates from two of the three infants.
  • This genetic similarity strongly suggests a common source of infection.

Implications:

  • The findings confirm nosocomial transmission of C. parapsilosis within the NICU.
  • Neonates in intensive care settings are identified as a high-risk group for C. parapsilosis infections, necessitating targeted prevention strategies.

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