Postflood Pseudofungemia Due to Penicillium Species | Zendy

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Postflood Pseudofungemia Due to Penicillium Species

Author(s) -

A. Apisarnthanarak,

Thana Khawcharoenporn,

Kanokporn Thongphubeth,

Chananart Yuekyen,

Suwat Damnin,

Narissara Mungkornkaew,

Linda M. Mundy

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis413

Subject(s) - fungemia , medicine , outbreak , penicillium , blood culture , microbiology and biotechnology , emergency medicine , environmental health , surgery , mycosis , food science , virology , biology , antibiotics

We report an outbreak investigation of fungemia due to Penicillium species after prolonged flooding of a Thai hospital. Contaminated rubber diaphragms of blood culture bottles were identified, and the pseudo-outbreak was resolved after environmental cleaning, use of high-efficiency particulate air filtration, and strict compliance with basic infection control practices for blood culture procurement.

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