Characteristics of Biofilms Formed by C. parapsilosis Causing an Outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Characteristics of Biofilms Formed by C. parapsilosis Causing an Outbreak in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Background: We dealt with the occurrence of an outbreak of Candida parapsilosis in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in September 2020. There have been several reports of C. parapsilosis outbreaks in NICUs. In this study we describe our investigation into both the transmission route and the biof...

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Main Authors: Gotoh, K. (Author), Horita, R. (Author), Iwahashi, J. (Author), Kinoshita, M. (Author), Miura, M. (Author), Miyake, A. (Author), Ohta, K. (Author), Togo, A. (Author), Watanabe, H. (Author), Yamashita, Y. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2022
Subjects:
biofilm
Candida parapsilosis
infection control
microsatellite analysis
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
outbreak
scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
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