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
ISSN-L
1080-6040
Publication state
Published
Issued date
02/2005
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
11
Number
2
Pages
330-332
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
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, Cross Infection/microbiology, Cross Infection/transmission, DNA, Mitochondrial/chemistry, DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics, DNA, Ribosomal Spacer/chemistry, DNA, Ribosomal Spacer/genetics, DNA, Viral/chemistry, DNA, Viral/genetics, Disease Transmission, Infectious, Female, Humans, Immunocompromised Host, Infant, Kidney Transplantation/adverse effects, Kidney Transplantation/immunology, Male, Pneumocystis carinii, Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/immunology, Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/transmission, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational, RNA, Ribosomal/chemistry, RNA, Ribosomal/genetics
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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