Pneumocystis Infection Outbreaks in Organ Transplantation Units in France: A Nation-Wide Survey

The burden of nosocomial Pneumocystis infections in transplantation units in France was evaluated through a retrospective survey. Over 12 years, 16 outbreaks occurred, including 13 among renal transplant recipients (RTRs). We performed Pneumocystis jirovecii genotyping in 5 outbreaks, which suggeste...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2020-05, Vol.70 (10), p.2216-2220
Hauptverfasser:	Le Gal, Solène, Toubas, Dominique, Totet, Anne, Dalle, Frederic, Abou Bacar, Ahmed, Le Meur, Yann, Nevez, Gilles
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Disease Outbreaks Ecology, environment France - epidemiology Genotype Health Humans Life Sciences Organ Transplantation - adverse effects Pneumocystis carinii - genetics Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - epidemiology Retrospective Studies Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:	The burden of nosocomial Pneumocystis infections in transplantation units in France was evaluated through a retrospective survey. Over 12 years, 16 outbreaks occurred, including 13 among renal transplant recipients (RTRs). We performed Pneumocystis jirovecii genotyping in 5 outbreaks, which suggested that specific strains may have been selected by RTRs.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1093/cid/ciz901