Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2024
A cluster of Candida parapsilosis displaying fluconazole-trailing in a neonatal intensive care unit successfully contained by multiple infection-control interventions.
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Baba Hiroaki, Kanamori Hajime, Nakayama Asami, Sato Takami, Katsumi Makoto, Chida Takae, Ikeda Shinobu, Seki Rio, Arai Teppei, Kamei Katsuhiko, Tokuda Koichi
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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate and contain a cluster of invasive candidiasis cases caused by fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis (FRC) in a neonatal intensive care unit.
METHODS: Active surveillance was initiated. Direct observations of hand-hygiene compliance (HHC) among staff were conducted before and after the implementation of hand-hygiene (HH) education. Thirty-five environmental cultures were obtained. Phylogenetic analysis of FRC was performed using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and microsatellite genotyping.
RESULTS: A total of 14 patients (mean birth weight = 860 g, gestational age = 25 weeks) infected with FRC were identified using the fully automated analyzer, including 5 with clinical infection (three with catheter-related bloodstream infection, one with cutaneous infection, and one with fatal peritonitis) and 9 with colonization. The HHC rate in nurses before performing a sterile or aseptic procedure significantly improved after the HH education (P < .05). Sinks near the patients were contaminated with FRC. All FRC strains were confirmed to be susceptible to fluconazole using the CLSI method, and the microdilution procedure indicated a trailing effect. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all the fluconazole-trailing isolates from patients were clustered together and had the same genotype. Sinks were successfully decontaminated using accelerated hydrogen peroxide and drainage pipes were replaced. Ultraviolet-C decontamination was applied in the milk preparation room. No new cases were detected after the education and disinfection interventions.
CONCLUSIONS: Sinks are an important reservoir of C. parapsilosis. Active surveillance, environmental hygiene, and constant staff education on maintaining a high level of HHC are necessary to limit the spread of C. parapsilosis.
METHODS: Active surveillance was initiated. Direct observations of hand-hygiene compliance (HHC) among staff were conducted before and after the implementation of hand-hygiene (HH) education. Thirty-five environmental cultures were obtained. Phylogenetic analysis of FRC was performed using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and microsatellite genotyping.
RESULTS: A total of 14 patients (mean birth weight = 860 g, gestational age = 25 weeks) infected with FRC were identified using the fully automated analyzer, including 5 with clinical infection (three with catheter-related bloodstream infection, one with cutaneous infection, and one with fatal peritonitis) and 9 with colonization. The HHC rate in nurses before performing a sterile or aseptic procedure significantly improved after the HH education (P < .05). Sinks near the patients were contaminated with FRC. All FRC strains were confirmed to be susceptible to fluconazole using the CLSI method, and the microdilution procedure indicated a trailing effect. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all the fluconazole-trailing isolates from patients were clustered together and had the same genotype. Sinks were successfully decontaminated using accelerated hydrogen peroxide and drainage pipes were replaced. Ultraviolet-C decontamination was applied in the milk preparation room. No new cases were detected after the education and disinfection interventions.
CONCLUSIONS: Sinks are an important reservoir of C. parapsilosis. Active surveillance, environmental hygiene, and constant staff education on maintaining a high level of HHC are necessary to limit the spread of C. parapsilosis.