Mucormycosis Outbreak Associated With Hospital Linens

2014127 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Jonathan Duffy

Julie Harris · National Center for Infectious Diseases

Lalitha Gade · National Center for Infectious Diseases

Lynne M. Sehulster · Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Emily Newhouse · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Heather O’Connell · Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation

Judith Noble‐Wang · Adventist HealthCare Rehabilitation

Abstract

Hospital linens were identified as a vehicle that carried R. delemar into contact with susceptible patients. Fungal species identification using DNA-based methods is useful for corroborating epidemiologic links in hospital outbreak investigations. Hospital linens should be laundered, packaged, shipped and stored in a manner that minimizes exposure to environmental contaminants.

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Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Fungal Infections and Studies Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

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Published in: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volume 33, Issue 5, pp. 472-476

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000261

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Mucormycosis Outbreak Associated With Hospital Linens

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