Infection control : IC
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Infection control : IC · Jan 1980
A pseudoepidemic of pulmonary fungal infections related to fiberoptic bronchoscopy.
During a three-week period a pseudoepidemic of fungal infections occurred involving patients from two different services. Trichosporon cutaneum and a Penicillium species were isolated from bronchial washings and sputa obtained after fiberoptic bronchoscopy on eight clinically uninfected patients. ⋯ Contamination is thought to have occurred during preparation of the solutions by pharmacy personnel. Revision of techniques used in formulating and dispensing the solutions resulted in cessation of the pseudoepidemic.