Epidemiology of Yeast Colonization in the Intensive Care Unit
dc.contributor.author | Kauffman, Carol A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lyons, M. J. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Vazquez, J. A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hedderwick, S. A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Liu, M. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-09-08T20:14:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-09-08T20:14:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2000-10 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Hedderwick, S. A.; Lyons, M. J.; Liu, M.; Vazquez, J. A.; Kauffman, C. A.; (2000). "Epidemiology of Yeast Colonization in the Intensive Care Unit." European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infections Diseases 19(9): 663-670. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/42343> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0934-9723 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/42343 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=11057499&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | In order to investigate the epidemiology of colonization and possible transmission of yeasts among patients and healthcare workers in adult intensive care units (ICUs), 194 patients were followed for a mean of 9±11 days and 63 healthcare workers were followed for a mean of 132±52 days. Among the patients, 142 (73%) were colonized by yeast, with Candida albicans being the species most commonly recovered. Most patients (65%) were already colonized with yeast upon admission to the intensive care unit; only 17% became colonized after admission. Persistent colonization occurred in 51 (55%) of 92 patients who had more than three cultures performed; in 75% of them, colonization persisted with the same strain of Candida albicans or Candida glabrata . Bacterial infection in the month preceding entry into the ICU was the only risk factor significantly associated with yeast colonization. Among the healthcare workers, yeasts were isolated from 42 (67%). Candida albicans was most frequently recovered from the oropharynx (19% of occasions), and Candida parapsilosis was most frequently found on hands (8% of occasions). Persistent colonization of the oropharynx occurred in only six healthcare workers, and none had persistence of yeasts on hands. In this non-outbreak setting, 5 (4%) of 123 patient/healthcare worker interactions that were linked epidemiologically yielded the same strain of Candida albicans , providing evidence for possible cross-transmission. No similar link was found between healthcare worker-patient interactions and colonization with Candida glabrata or Candida parapsilosis . | en_US |
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dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Legacy | en_US |
dc.title | Epidemiology of Yeast Colonization in the Intensive Care Unit | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Information and Library Science | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Computer Science | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Engineering | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Division of Infectious Diseases, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, University of Michigan Medical School, 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA e-mail: ckauff@umich.edu, US | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Division of Infectious Diseases, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, University of Michigan Medical School, 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA e-mail: ckauff@umich.edu, US | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Division of Infectious Diseases, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, University of Michigan Medical School, 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA e-mail: ckauff@umich.edu, US | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Division of Infectious Diseases, Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, University of Michigan Medical School, 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA e-mail: ckauff@umich.edu, US | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Division of Infectious Diseases, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA, US | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 11057499 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/42343/1/10096-19-9-663_00190663.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100960000348 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infections Diseases | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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