Molecular evidence of Pneumocystis transmission in pediatric transplant unit

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_B23005632BDD
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Molecular evidence of Pneumocystis transmission in pediatric transplant unit
Périodique
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Hocker  B., Wendt  C., Nahimana  A., Tonshoff  B., Hauser  P. M.
ISSN
1080-6040 (Print)
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
02/2005
Volume
11
Numéro
2
Pages
330-2
Notes
Journal Article --- Old month value: Feb
Résumé
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.
Mots-clé
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
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Web of science
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25/01/2008 15:30
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16/07/2021 16:29
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