Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA解析で同一パターンを示すNocardia farcinica 感染の集団発生 ★
Outbreak of Nocardia farcinica infection with the same pattern in randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis
S. Kachi*, M. Okazaki, H. Takeda, H. Igarashi, O. Kobayashi, H. Watanabe, K. Nakata, S. Kawai, M. Aoshima, T. Watanabe, H. Goto
*Kyorin University School of Medicine, Japan
Jouranl of Hospital Infection (2006) 62, 502-506
著者らは、Nocardia farcinicaによるノカルジア症を同一病棟で6カ月間に3例経験した。Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA(RAPD)法による遺伝子解析の結果は、同じパターンを示した。したがって、これらの3例は同一のN. farcinica菌株によるものと考えられ、院内感染の可能性を示唆している。
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起因菌不明の日和見感染に際し、N. farcinicaを念頭に置く必要性を感じさせる論文である。本報告は日本国内からなされており、どの施設でも起こりうる事例である。
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