Postflood pseudofungemia due to Penicillium species

Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;55(2):e9-e11. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis413. Epub 2012 Apr 20.

Abstract

We report an outbreak investigation of fungemia due to Penicillium species after prolonged flooding of a Thai hospital. Contaminated rubber diaphragms of blood culture bottles were identified, and the pseudo-outbreak was resolved after environmental cleaning, use of high-efficiency particulate air filtration, and strict compliance with basic infection control practices for blood culture procurement.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Environmental Microbiology*
  • Equipment Contamination*
  • Female
  • Floods*
  • Fungemia / diagnosis
  • Fungemia / epidemiology*
  • Fungemia / microbiology
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Infection Control
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Penicillium / isolation & purification*
  • Thailand