title: Postflood pseudofungemia due to Penicillium species.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand. anapisarn@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Anucha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Apisarnthanarak
authors.forename: Thana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Khawcharoenporn
authors.forename: Kanokporn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thongphubeth
authors.forename: Chananart
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yuekyen
authors.forename: Suwat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Damnin
authors.forename: Narissara
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mungkornkaew
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Mundy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D055868:Floods; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010407:Penicillium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013785:Thailand