University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pennsylvania.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania.
Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Feb 15;68(5):850-853. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy669.
Mucormycosis outbreaks have been linked to contaminated linen. We performed fungal cultures on freshly-laundered linens at 15 transplant and cancer hospitals. At 33% of hospitals, the linens were visibly unclean. At 20%, Mucorales were recovered from >10% of linens. Studies are needed to understand the clinical significance of our findings.
毛霉病爆发与污染的亚麻布有关。我们在 15 家移植和癌症医院对新清洗的亚麻布进行了真菌培养。在 33%的医院,亚麻布明显不干净。在 20%的医院,从超过 10%的亚麻布中回收了毛霉科真菌。需要研究来了解我们发现的临床意义。