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Trichosporon beigelii funguria in renal transplant recipients is usually benign and is seldom associated with invasive or deep-seated infections.
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Kidney Transplantation , Mycoses/microbiology , Trichosporon/isolation & purification , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Urinary Tract Infections/microbiologyABSTRACT
A 24-question survey on varicella-zoster screening programs and control measures for varicella-zoster infections was sent to 170 Canadian healthcare facilities. The results indicated that 60% of Canadian healthcare facilities have well-established preemployment varicella-zoster screening programs for healthcare workers. Overall, 30% of healthcare facilities impose work restrictions for susceptible healthcare workers, 49% use negative-pressure rooms for varicella-zoster management, and 28% have a policy to discharge susceptible exposed patients. Large variations exist among Canadian healthcare facilities in their varicella-zoster infection control policies.
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Chickenpox/prevention & control , Cross Infection/prevention & control , Herpesvirus 3, Human , Infection Control/standards , Mass Screening , Occupational Health , Canada , Health Care Surveys , Health Personnel , Health Policy , Hospitals/standards , HumansABSTRACT
The attenuated bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is administered to prevent tuberculosis. Complications of vaccination are uncommon. A case of cutaneous abscess due to BCG is presented in a 24-year-old woman. The abscess developed at the inoculation site four weeks after vaccination. Routine Gram stain and bacterial cultures of the pus were negative. The auramine stain was positive. Mycobacterial cultures were positive after 14 and 18 days, using the BACTEC 12B bottle and Löwenstein-Jensen media, respectively. The mycobacteria were identified as Mycobacterium bovis, vaccinal strain by high-performance liquid chromatography and DNA probe assays.
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Primary renal mucormycosis is a rare infection capable of acute illness with sepsis. Few cases have been reported. We report a case of an acute primary renal mucormycosis and review the published reports. The incidence of primary renal mucormycosis has risen in recent years. The most frequently reported underlying predisposing disorders are human immunodeficiency virus infection, intravenous drug abuse, and diabetes mellitus. Primary renal mucormycosis should be suspected in patients with an immunocompromising illness or particular risk factors, when persistent flank pain and fever with sterile urine not responding to appropriate antibiotics are associated with enlarged heterogeneous kidneys.
