Pneumocystis jirovecii transmission from immunocompetent carriers to infant.
We report a case of Pneumocystis jirovecii transmission from colonized grandparents to their infant granddaughter. Genotyping of P. jirovecii showed the same genotypes in samples from the infant and her grandparents. These findings support P. jirovecii transmission from immunocompetent carrier adults to a susceptible child.
Rivero
Laura
L
Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
de la Horra
Carmen
C
Montes-Cano
Marco A
MA
Rodríguez-Herrera
Alfonso
A
Respaldiza
Nieves
N
Friaza
Vicente
V
Morilla
Rubén
R
Gutiérrez
Sonia
S
Varela
José M
JM
Medrano
Francisco J
FJ
Calderón
Enrique J
EJ
D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission*