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Detection of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Haematological Malignancy Patients by using Lateral-flow Technology
Published on: March 22, 2012
Invasive aspergillus infection: possible non-ward common source within the hospital environment
C C Hopkins1, D J Weber, R H Rubin
1Infectious Disease Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
Abstract:
Six immunocompromised patients housed in widely separated portions of a hospital campus developed invasive aspergillosis during a single month. This represented a significant increase (P less than .001) in the number of cases observed over the 3 years which included this event (19 cases in 36 months). Epidemiological investigation suggested that this cluster of cases was due to a common source outbreak related to construction activity in a central radiology suite serving the hospital. Such non-ward exposures to nosocomial hazards are becoming increasingly important for immunosuppressed hosts.
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