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Nosocomial outbreak of Blastoschizomyces capitatus associated with contaminated milk in a haematological unit.

The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Aug 2011

Gurgui M, Sanchez F, March F, Lopez-Contreras J, Martino R, Cotura A, Galvez M L, Roig C, Coll P

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In July 2002, Blastoschizomyces capitatus was isolated from four neutropenic patients in a haematology unit. Two patients died due to disseminated infection while the other two had oropharyngeal colonisation. Nosocomial acquisition of the fungus was suspected and epidemiological and environmental studies were undertaken. To determine the potential source for the acquisition of the fungus, epidemiological...

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PMID: 21658800
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.01.027

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