Smith D L, Gumery L B, Smith E G, Stableforth D E, Kaufmann M E, Pitt T L
Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit, East Birmingham Hospital, United Kingdom.
J Clin Microbiol. 1993 Nov;31(11):3017-22. doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.11.3017-3022.1993.
An epidemic of Pseudomonas cepacia occurred in an adult cystic fibrosis center in the United Kingdom, despite a policy of segregation of infected and noninfected patients within the hospital. Investigation of the outbreak by ribotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to characterize P. cepacia strain genomes together with inquiry into social contacts between patients revealed evidence of person-to-person transmission outside the hospital environment. Segregation policies aimed at reducing the spread of this infection in the cystic fibrosis community need to encompass patient contacts outside the hospital environment.
在英国的一家成人囊性纤维化中心发生了洋葱伯克霍尔德菌疫情,尽管该医院实行了感染患者与未感染患者隔离的政策。通过核糖体分型和脉冲场凝胶电泳对疫情进行调查,以鉴定洋葱伯克霍尔德菌菌株基因组,并对患者之间的社交接触进行询问,结果显示在医院环境之外存在人传人现象。旨在减少这种感染在囊性纤维化群体中传播的隔离政策需要涵盖患者在医院环境之外的接触情况。