• Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · May 1997

    Nosocomial transmission of Trichophyton tonsurans tinea corporis in a rehabilitation hospital.

    • S M Lewis and B G Lewis.
    • Infection Control Department, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital and Clinics, Wheaton, IL, USA.
    • Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1997 May 1; 18 (5): 322-5.

    ObjectiveInvestigate the nosocomial transmission of Trichophyton tonsurans tinea corporis.DesignDescriptive study of a nosocomial epidemic of tinea corporis.SettingA free-standing inpatient rehabilitation facility.ParticipantsPatients and healthcare workers present on an inpatient rehabilitation ward at the time of transmission of tinea corporis.ResultsT tonsurans tinea corporis was transmitted from one patient to four healthcare workers despite early diagnosis and treatment. Infection rates for healthcare workers having major, moderate, and minor contact with the index case were 30%, 17%, and 0%, respectively (overall rate, 25%).ConclusionsThis study identifies rehabilitation inpatients as another population in which nosocomial transmission of T tonsurans tinea corporis can occur. The high attack rate and transmission, despite early diagnosis and treatment, emphasizes the need for isolation precautions.

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