Why the study?
Can Restriction Endonuclease Analysis (REA) of DNA identify the transmission pattern of a Candida albicans cluster in an intensive care unit?
Population
10 patients with disseminated Candida albicans infections in the Intensive Care Unit of the Department of…
Design
Case_series
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REA may aid Candida outbreak tracing in ICUs; leaves open routine adoption pending larger validation studies.
Can Restriction Endonuclease Analysis (REA) of DNA identify the transmission pattern of a Candida albicans cluster in an intensive care unit?
DNA typing using REA successfully identified cross-infection and staff hand transmission as the cause of a fatal Candida albicans outbreak in a heart surgery ICU.
Romano et al. (1994) studied this question.
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