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| Moretti,M.L.; Bratfich,O.J.; Stucchi,R.B.; Levi,C.; Levin,A.S.; Duboc,G.M.; Vormittag,E.; Blum-Menezes,D.. |
| Nosocomial dissemination of glycopeptide-resistant enterococci represents a major problem in hospitals worldwide. In Brazil, the dissemination among hospitals in the city of São Paulo of polyclonal DNA profiles was previously described for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. We describe here the dissemination of VanA phenotype E. faecalis between two hospitals located in different cities in the State of São Paulo. The index outbreak occurred in a tertiary care university hospital (HCUSP) in the city of São Paulo and three years later a cluster caused by the same strain was recognized in two patients hospitalized in a private tertiary care hospital (CMC) located 100 km away in the interior of the state. From May to July 1999, 10 strains of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus; Enterococcus faecalis; Tn1546; Nosocomial transmission; São Paulo. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000900008 |
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| Távora,L.G.F.; Gambale,W.; Heins-Vaccari,E.M.; Arriagada,G.L.H.; Lacaz,C.S.; Santos,C.R.; Levin,A.S.. |
| Many studies have attempted to evaluate the importance of airborne fungi in the development of invasive fungal infection, especially for immunocompromised hosts. Several kinds of instruments are available to quantitate fungal propagule levels in air. We compared the performance of the most frequently used air sampler, the Andersen sampler with six stages, with a portable one, the Reuter centrifugal sampler (RCS). A total of 84 samples were analyzed, 42 with each sampler. Twenty-eight different fungal genera were identified in samples analyzed with the Andersen instrument. In samples obtained with the RCS only seven different fungal genera were identified. The three most frequently isolated genera in samples analyzed with both devices were Penicillium,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Andersen sampler; Reuter centrifugal sampler; Air sampler; Fungal contamination; Indoor air; Hospital air. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000500008 |
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