Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Donostia-Instituto Biodonostia, San Sebastián, Spain.
Paediatric Department, Hospital Universitario Donostia-Instituto Biodonostia, San Sebastián, Spain.
Epidemiol Infect. 2013 Feb;141(2):341-3. doi: 10.1017/S0950268812000751. Epub 2012 Apr 26.
A 15-h stay in a paediatric intensive care unit by a girl with generalized dermal lesions superinfected with Streptococcus pyogenes led to four streptococcal infections in healthcare workers. Phenotypic and molecular analyses of the strains revealed that four isolates, characterized as emm87/ST62/T28, were identical to the isolate obtained from the index case. The occurrence of this outbreak, despite of the girl's brief hospital stay and appropriate patient management, highlights the high transmissibility of this pathogen.
一名患有全身性皮肤病变且被化脓性链球菌（Streptococcus pyogenes）继发感染的女孩在儿科重症监护病房（pediatric intensive care unit）停留了 15 小时，导致四名医护人员感染链球菌。对菌株进行表型和分子分析显示，四个分离株均为 emm87/ST62/T28 型，与从索引病例中获得的分离株完全相同。尽管该女孩的住院时间很短且患者管理得当，但此次暴发事件仍突显了该病原体的高传染性。
