Molecular evidence of Pneumocystis transmission in pediatric transplant unit

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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
Author(s)
Hocker  B., Wendt  C., Nahimana  A., Tonshoff  B., Hauser  P. M.
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
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