Fowler S L, Rhoton B, Springer S C, Messer S A, Hollis R J, Pfaller M A
Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-3312, USA.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998 May;19(5):343-5. doi: 10.1086/647826.
Candida lusitaniae is an increasingly important nosocomial bloodstream pathogen. Epidemiological investigation and molecular typing techniques identified three neonates infected with identical strains of C lusitaniae that were distinguished readily from epidemiologically unrelated strains from other locations in the hospital. The results of this study provide evidence for nosocomial transmission of C lusitaniae in a neonatal intensive-care unit and suggest that these infants are at increased risk for infection with this agent.
葡萄牙念珠菌是一种日益重要的医院血流病原菌。流行病学调查和分子分型技术鉴定出三名新生儿感染了相同菌株的葡萄牙念珠菌，这些菌株很容易与医院其他地方流行病学上无关的菌株区分开来。本研究结果为葡萄牙念珠菌在新生儿重症监护病房的医院内传播提供了证据，并表明这些婴儿感染该病原体的风险增加。
