Outbreak investigation of
Candida auris
fluconazole resistant
infection control
outbreak investigation
Journal
Journal of infection prevention
ISSN: 1757-1774
Titre abrégé: J Infect Prev
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101469725
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2020
Sep 2020
Historique:
received:
04
12
2019
accepted:
09
05
2020
entrez:
16
11
2020
pubmed:
17
11
2020
medline:
17
11
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
From September 2014, a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, started diagnosing 3-5 cases/month of a yeast locally identified as The aim of the outbreak investigation was to determine the risk factors and to inform measures to limit the spread of the organism in the hospital. Medical records, nursing schedules and infection control practices were reviewed. Sixty-two age- and sex-matched hospital controls from the same wards were identified. Thirty cases (17 males) were identified (mean age = 51.6 years, age range = 2-91 years), case fatality was 53%. Multivariate logistic regression showed that a history of surgery within 90 days of diagnosis, admission to the emergency department and history of chronic kidney disease were significantly associated with This is the report of the outbreak investigation that triggered a global exploration of
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
From September 2014, a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, started diagnosing 3-5 cases/month of a yeast locally identified as
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the outbreak investigation was to determine the risk factors and to inform measures to limit the spread of the organism in the hospital.
METHODS
METHODS
Medical records, nursing schedules and infection control practices were reviewed. Sixty-two age- and sex-matched hospital controls from the same wards were identified.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Thirty cases (17 males) were identified (mean age = 51.6 years, age range = 2-91 years), case fatality was 53%. Multivariate logistic regression showed that a history of surgery within 90 days of diagnosis, admission to the emergency department and history of chronic kidney disease were significantly associated with
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
This is the report of the outbreak investigation that triggered a global exploration of
Identifiants
pubmed: 33193821
doi: 10.1177/1757177420935639
pii: 10.1177_1757177420935639
pmc: PMC7607399
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
189-195Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2020.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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