An outbreak of aspergillosis in a general ITU
| Autor: | D. C. E. Speller, Hilary Humphreys, E. M. Johnson, D.W. Warnock, Sheila Willatts, R. J. Winter |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Aspergillosis Aspergillus fumigatus law.invention Microbiology Disease Outbreaks law Risk Factors medicine Humans Colonization Hospital Design and Construction Intensive care medicine Mycosis Aged Cross Infection biology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Outbreak General Medicine Housekeeping Hospital biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Intensive care unit Ventilation Hospital design Intensive Care Units Infectious Diseases Bronchoalveolar lavage England Female business Interior Design and Furnishings |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of hospital infection. 18(3) |
| ISSN: | 0195-6701 |
| Popis: | Over a 5-month period, six patients in a general intensive therapy unit became colonized by Aspergillus species including Aspergillus fumigatus , and invasive infection occured in at least two of them. Bronchoalveolar lavage was unhelpful in discriminating between infection and colonization. The source of infection was presumed to be disturbance of an accumulation of spores in fibrous insulation material above the perforated metal ceiling. Patients in such units without clearly identifiable defects of defence against infection may be at risk from aspergillosis. The risk can be reduced by improved hospital design, satisfactory ventilation and thorough regular cleaning of environmental surfaces. |
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