Clustering of cases of Mycobacterium fortuitum infection investigated by molecular typing
West Indian med. j
; West Indian med. j;48(1): 16-19, Mar. 1999.
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ABSTRACT
Organisms of the Mycobacterium fortuitum complex are recognised but uncommon causes of pulmonary disease, primary cutaneous disease and a wide spectrum of nosocomial infections. M fortuitum was isolated from 20 patients over a 15 month period, with an apparent clustering of isolates occurring from January to March 1994. The molecular epidemiology of this clustering was investigated using an arbitrary primer polymerase chain reaction method (AP-PCR). 21 isolates were studied, which yielded 13 distinct profiles. Multiple isolates from a single patient yielded identical profiles. All of seven isolates recovered during the six week period from January to March 1994 shared a common profile which was distinct from all other isolates, suggesting that a single strain was isolated from specimens from all seven patients. The source of this cluster is uncertain. We can find no epidemiological basis for an episode of cross-infection within the hospital environment, and it is assumed that contamination of the specimens during collection, transport or processing was responsible for the [quot ]pseudo-outbreak[quot ] of M fortuitum.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Infecção Hospitalar
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Mycobacterium fortuitum
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Infecções por Mycobacterium não Tuberculosas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Barbados
País de publicação:
Jamaica