Article
Candida krusei transmission among hematology patients resolved by adapted antifungal prophylaxis and infection control measures.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2006
Vos Margreet C, Endtz Hubert P, Horst-Kreft Deborah, Doorduijn Jeanette, Lugtenburg Elly, Verbrugh Henri A, Löwenberg Bob, de Marie Siem, van Pelt Cindy, van Belkum Alex
Abstract excerpt
A sudden increase in neutropenic hematology patients with Candida krusei colonization and bacteremia prompted a longitudinal epidemiological investigation. We identified 39 patients; 13 developed candidemia, and three died; 25 patients carried the same genotype. We intervened by changing antifungal prophylaxis and implementing strict infection control measures. The incidence dropped immediately.
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