Four outbreaks of nosocomial systemic candidiasis.
Candida albicans has recently been described as a cause of nosocomial infection. This paper reports four further outbreaks occurring over a 12-month period in England. There were 13 systemic cases and 6 deaths. The outbreaks were defined by morphotyping and the new technique of immunoblot fingerprinting. Control of the outbreaks was produced by the implementation of strict cross-infection control policies without recourse to systemic chemoprophylaxis.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D000946:Antigens, Fungal