Pseudomonas aeruginosa sepsis in stem cell transplantation patients.
We report the epidemiological investigation of an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in 6 patients who shared, during different periods, the same 2 rooms of a bone marrow transplantation unit. Phenotypic and molecular analysis of isolates from patients and from the environment strongly suggested a single, environmental source of infection.
Fanci
Rosa
R
Department of Hematology, Careggi Hospital, Firenze, Italy. rfanci@unifi.it
Pecile
Patrizia
P
Casalone
Enrico
E
Mengoni
Alessio
A
Tamburini
Elena
E
Guidi
Stefano
S
Cecconi
Daniela
D
Bosi
Alberto
A
Nicoletti
Pierluigi
P
Mastromei
Giorgio
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*