Severe cutaneous aspergillosis in a premature neonate linked to nonsterile disposable glove contamination? - 23/05/12
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.05.013
Claire Stock, MD a, Magali Veyrier, MD a, Hélène Raberin, MD b, Pascal Fascia, MD c, Isabelle Rayet, MD a, Marie Pierre Lavocat, MD a, Georges Teyssier, MD, PhD a, Philippe Berthelot, MD, MPH, PhD c, ⁎ 
a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
b Mycology Laboratory, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
c Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control Unit, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Address correspondence to Philippe Berthelot, MD, MPH, PhD, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control Unit and Laboratory of Microbiology, 42055 CHU Saint Etienne Cedex 02, France.Abstract |
After having eliminated a dysfunction of the hospital’s ventilation system and any other possible environmental reservoir, the investigation of a fatal case of primary cutaneous aspergillosis in a neonate with extremely low birth weight led to the conclusion that nonsterile disposable gloves kept stored in their native packages were the likely source of contamination.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Aspergillus fumigatus, Intensive care, Newborn, Invasive aspergillosis, Intensive care unit
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