Cluster of Cryptococcus neoformans Infections in Intensive Care Unit, Arkansas, USA, 2013

Cluster of Cryptococcus neoformans Infections in Intensive Care Unit, Arkansas, USA, 2013

We investigated an unusual cluster of 6 patients with Cryptococcus neoformans infection at a community hospital in Arkansas during April–December 2013, to determine source of infection. Four patients had bloodstream infection and 2 had respiratory infection; 3 infections occurred within a 10-day per...

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Main Authors: Snigdha Vallabhaneni, Dirk Haselow, Spencer Lloyd, Shawn R. Lockhart, Heather Moulton-Meissner, Laura Lester, Gary Wheeler, Linda Gladden, Kelley Garner, Gordana Derado, Benjamin Park, Julie R. Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cryptococcus
cluster
outbreak
ICU
steroids
fungi
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/10/15-0249_article

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