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Trichosporon asahii among Intensive Care Unit Patients at a Medical Center in Jamaica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Robyn Neblett Fanfair ,
Orville Heslop ,
Kizee Etienne ,
Lois Rainford ,
Monika Roy ,
Lalitha Gade ,
Joyce Peterson ,
Heather O'Connell ,
Judith Noble-Wang  and
S. Arunmozhi Balajee
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Robyn Neblett Fanfair*
Affiliation:
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Orville Heslop
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
Kizee Etienne
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Lois Rainford
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
Monika Roy
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Lalitha Gade
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Joyce Peterson
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Heather O'Connell
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Judith Noble-Wang
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
S. Arunmozhi Balajee
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Mary E. Brandt
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
John F. Lindo
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica
Benjamin J. Park
Affiliation:
Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
*
1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333 (iyo5@cdc.gov)
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Abstract

We investigated an increase in Trichosporon asahii isolates among inpatients. We identified 63 cases; 4 involved disseminated disease. Trichosporon species was recovered from equipment cleaning rooms, washbasins, and fomites, which suggests transmission through washbasins. Patient washbasins should be single-patient use only; adherence to appropriate hospital disinfection guidelines was recommended.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 6 , June 2013 , pp. 638 - 641
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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