Outbreak of Nocardia farcinica infection with the same pattern in randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis.
We experienced three cases of nocardiosis by Nocardia farcinica in the same ward within a six-month period. The result of gene analysis by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA gave the same pattern. Thus, these three cases were considered to be caused by the same strain of N. farcinica, implying the presence of nosocomial infection.
First Department of Internal Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan. shusei-kachi@h8.dion.ne.jp
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Okazaki
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Takeda
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Igarashi
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Nakata
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Aoshima
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009615:Nocardia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination