Molecular evidence of Pneumocystis transmission in pediatric transplant unit
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_B23005632BDD
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Molecular evidence of Pneumocystis transmission in pediatric transplant unit
Journal
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN
1080-6040 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
02/2005
Volume
11
Number
2
Pages
330-2
Notes
Journal Article --- Old month value: Feb
Abstract
We describe an outbreak of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a pediatric renal transplant unit, likely attributable to patient-to-patient transmission. Single-strand conformation polymorphism molecular typing showed that 3 affected patients had acquired the same 2 strains of Pneumocystis, which suggests interhuman infection. An infant with mitochondriopathy was the probable index patient.
Keywords
Adolescent
Cross Infection/immunology/*microbiology/transmission
DNA, Mitochondrial/chemistry/genetics
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer/chemistry/genetics
DNA, Viral/chemistry/genetics
*Disease Transmission, Horizontal
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Infant
Kidney Transplantation/*adverse effects/immunology
Male
*Pneumocystis jiroveci
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/immunology/*transmission
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
RNA, Ribosomal/chemistry/genetics
Pubmed
Web of science
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