Cluster and Sporadic Cases of Herbaspirillum Species Infections in Patients With Cancer
Chemaly R, Dantes R, Shah D, Shah P, Pascoe N, Ariza-Heredia E, Perego C, Nguyen D, Nguyen K, Modarai F, Moulton-Meissner H, Noble-Wang J, Tarrand J, LiPuma J, Guh A, MacCannell T, Raad I, Mulanovich V. Cluster and Sporadic Cases of Herbaspirillum Species Infections in Patients With Cancer. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014, 60: 48-54. PMID: 25216687, PMCID: PMC4318942, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAgedBetaproteobacteriaBurkholderia cepaciaChild, PreschoolCluster AnalysisCross InfectionDNA, BacterialDNA, RibosomalElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldFemaleGenotypeGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsHerbaspirillumHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular TypingNeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsPulsed-field gel electrophoresisAvailable isolatesComprehensive cancer centerHospital-based clusterDifferent PFGE patternsIntravenous antibioticsUnderlying diagnosisSymptomatic patientsProspective surveillanceBloodstream infectionsAplastic anemiaCancer CenterCase findingPatientsSolid tumorsSporadic casesSpecies infectionInfectionPrevention assessmentBurkholderia cepaciaPFGE patternsSubsequent casesSepsisFacility observationsRibosomal DNA sequencing
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