Outbreak of cutaneous zygomycosis associated with the use of adhesive tape in haematology patients

C. Lalayanni^*, P. Baliakas, A. Xochelli, C. Apostolou, M. Arabatzis, A. Velegraki, A. Anagnostopoulos
^*G. Papanicolaou Hospital, Greece
Journal of Hospital Infection (2012) 81, 213-215
本稿では、末梢静脈カテーテルの固定に使用したポリエチレン製粘着テープに関連するリゾプス・オリゼ（Rhizopus oryzae）皮膚感染症の 4 例のアウトブレイクを報告する。全例が血液疾患に罹患しており、感染症の重症度は好中球減少の持続期間に比例した。感染の消失には全身抗真菌薬療法および外科的デブリードマンによる治療が必要であった。同一ロットのテープすべてを処分し、アウトブレイクは鎮静化した。
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Risk factors for infection associated with the use of external ventricular drainage: a systematic review with meta-analysis

A.Y.T. de Andrade*, A.R.B. Canicoba, R.A. Oliveira, J.R. Gnatta, V. de Brito Poveda
*University of São Paulo, Brazil

Journal of Hospital Infection (2025) 162, 368-376

A COVID-19 superspreading event involving two variants during sociotherapy activities in a French mental health centre

C. Ferriot*, C. Durance, L. Trutt, C. Rozo, C. Louvigné, C. Bressollette-Bodin, G. Birgand
*Centre d’appui pour la Prévention des Infections Associées aux Soins des Pays de la Loire, France

Journal of Hospital Infection (2022) 127, 34-38

VIM-carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli in a residential care home in The Netherlands

Whole-genome sequencing improves discrimination of relapse from reinfection and identifies transmission events among patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infections

Barriers and opportunities experienced by staff when implementing infection prevention and control guidelines during labour and delivery in healthcare facilities in Nigeria