title: A fatal outbreak of Trichosporon asahii sepsis in a neonatal intensive care Unit.
abstract: We describe an outbreak of Trichosporon asahii in 8 newborn infants with sepsis. Six out of these 8 infants died. The organism was identified on specific culture and morphologic characteristics. The organism was sensitive to amphotericin-B but resistant to fluconazole. Laminar flow unit was suspected to be the source of the outbreak.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Mangla Hospital and Research Center, Shakti Chowk, Bijnor, India. vipinipsita@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vipin M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Vashishtha
authors.forename: Amol
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016469:Fungemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification*