Clustering of invasive Aspergillus ustus eye infections in a tertiary care hospital: A molecular epidemiologic study of an uncommon species

Aspergillus infections are being increasingly recognized as an important cause of morbidity and blindness. We report here the first cluster of Aspergillus ustus endophthalmitis cases which occurred in a large tertiary care hospital during the period October 2003 to June 2004. In three of the cases,...

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Published in:	Medical mycology (Oxford) Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 377 - 384
Main Authors:	Saracli, M. A., Mutlu, F. M., Yildiran, S. T., Kurekci, A. E., Gonlum, A., Uysal, Y., Erdem, U., Basustaoglu, A. C., Sutton, D. A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	UK Informa UK Ltd 01-06-2007
Subjects:	Aged Aspergillosis - epidemiology Aspergillus - genetics Aspergillus ustus Cross Infection - epidemiology Disease Outbreaks DNA, Fungal - genetics Endophthalmitis - epidemiology Eye Enucleation - adverse effects Fatal Outcome Female Fungemia - epidemiology Hospitals, Community Humans Infant Male Middle Aged Molecular Epidemiology Osteopetrosis - complications Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Postoperative Complications - microbiology Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique Retrospective Studies Species Specificity Stem Cell Transplantation - adverse effects Turkey - epidemiology Turkey osteopetrosis endophthalmitis hospital infection cataract surgery hospital renovation
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