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Challenges in the Hospital Water System and Innovations to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s40506-023-00261-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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McCort M, MacKenzie E, Pursell K, Pitrak D. Bacterial infections in lung transplantation. J Thorac Dis 2021; 13:6654-6672. [PMID: 34992843 PMCID: PMC8662486 DOI: 10.21037/jtd-2021-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Lung transplantation has lower survival rates compared to other than other solid organ transplants (SOT) due to higher rates of infection and rejection-related complications, and bacterial infections (BI) are the most frequent infectious complications. Excess morbidity and mortality are not only a direct consequence of these BI, but so are subsequent loss of allograft tolerance, rejection, and chronic lung allograft dysfunction due to bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). A wide variety of pathogens can cause infections in lung transplant recipients (LTRs), including a number of nosocomial pathogens and other multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. Although pneumonia and intrathoracic infections predominate, LTRs are at risk of a number of types of infections. Risk factors include altered anatomy and function of airways, impaired immunity, the microbial flora of the donor and recipient, underlying medical conditions, and genetic factors. Further work on immune monitoring has the potential to improve outcomes. The infecting agents can be derived from the donor lung, pre-existing recipient flora, or acquired from the environment over time. Certain infections may preclude lung transplantation, but this varies from center to center, and more recent studies suggest fewer patients should be disqualified. New molecular methods allow microbiome studies of the lung, gut, and other sites that may further our knowledge of how airway colonization can result in infection and allograft loss. Surveillance, early diagnosis, and aggressive antimicrobial therapy of BI is critical in LTRs. Antibiotic resistance is a major barrier to successful management of these infections. The availability of new agents for MDR Gram-negatives may improve outcomes. Other new therapies, such as bacteriophage therapy, show promise for the future. Finally, it is important to prevent infections through peri-transplant prophylaxis, vaccination, and infection control measures.
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- Margaret McCort
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, New York, NY, USA
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- University of Chicago Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Chicago, IL, USA
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- University of Chicago Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Chicago, IL, USA
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- University of Chicago Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Chicago, IL, USA
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Legionellosis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2021; 56:2555-2566. [PMID: 34023859 DOI: 10.1038/s41409-021-01333-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Limited data are available on legionellosis after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). The aim of this study was to report the cases of legionellosis and to identify predictors of legionellosis, legionellosis-associated death, and non-relapse mortality (NRM). All cases of post-HSCT legionellosis from the EBMT registry were included and matched with controls in a 3:1 ratio for the analyses of risk factors. In the years 1995-2016, 80 cases from 52 centers in 14 countries were identified (mainly from France, Italy, and Spain). Median time from HSCT to legionellosis was 203 days (range, 0-4099); 19 (23.8%) patients developed early legionellosis (within-day +30 post-HSCT). Patients were mainly male (70%), after allogeneic HSCT (70%), with acute leukemia (27.5%), lymphoma (23.8%), or multiple myeloma (21.3%), and the median age of 46.6 (range, 7.2-68.2). Predictors of legionellosis were allogeneic HSCT (OR = 2.27, 95%CI:1.08-4.80, p = 0.03) and recent other infection (OR = 2.96, 95%CI:1.34-6.52, p = 0.007). Twenty-seven (33.8%) patients died due to legionellosis (44% after early legionellosis), NRM was 50%. Predictors of NRM were female sex (HR = 2.19, 95%CI:1.13-4.23, p = 0.02), early legionellosis (HR = 2.24, 95%CI:1.13-4.46, p = 0.02), and south-eastern geographical region (HR = 2.16, 95%CI:1.05-4.44, p = 0.036). In conclusion, legionellosis is a rare complication after HSCT, mainly allogeneic, occurring frequently within 30 days after HSCT and associated with high mortality.
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Infections in Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung Transplantation. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2019. [PMCID: PMC7121494 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9034-4_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Half a century has passed since the first orthotopic heart transplant took place. Surgical innovations allowed for heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantation to save lives of patients with incurable chronic cardiopulmonary conditions. The complexity of the surgical interventions, chronic host health conditions, and antirejection immunosuppressive medications makes infectious complications common. Infections have remained one of the main barriers for successful transplantation and a source of significant morbidity and mortality. Recognition of infections and its management in this setting require outstanding clinical skills since transplant recipients may not exhibit classic signs or symptoms of disease, and laboratory work has some pitfalls. The prevention, identification, and management of infectious diseases complications in this population are a priority to undertake to improve the medical outcomes of transplantation. Herein, we reviewed the historical aspects, epidemiology, and prophylaxis of infections in heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantation. We also discuss the most prevalent organisms affecting the host and the organ systems involved.
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Wojarski J, Ochman M, Latos M, Biniszkiewicz P, Karolak W, Woźniak-Grygiel E, Maruszewski M, Urlik M, Mędrala W, Kułaczkowska Z, Pyrc K, Żegleń S. Immunosuppressive Treatment and Its Effect on the Occurrence of Pneumocystis jiroveci, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pnemoniae, and Legionella pneumophila Infections/Colonizations Among Lung Transplant Recipients. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2053-2058. [PMID: 30177108 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.12.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to assess the frequency of infections caused by Pneumocystis jiroveci, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae among lung transplant recipients in the context of immunosuppression. METHODS The study group consisted of 94 patients (37 women and 57 men; mean age 42.03 years) transplanted between 2009 and 2016 at the Silesia Center for Heart Diseases (SCCS). Immunosuppressive treatment (induction and maintenance therapy) was assessed. The immunofluorescence methods were used to detect the P. jiroveci, L. pneumophila, C. pneumoniae, and M. pneumoniae antigens in samples obtained from the respiratory tract. RESULTS Thirty-two of 94 graft recipients developed atypical or opportunistic infection. The median time of its occurrence was 178 days after transplantation. P. jiroveci was responsible for 84.38% of first infections. Five patients developed infection with P. jiroveci and C. pneumoniae. None of the infections occurred during induction of immunosuppression. An opportunistic or atypical infection developed in 19.35% of the patients treated with a tacrolimus-based regimen, and in 43.33% of patients on a cyclosporine-based regimen. CONCLUSION Infection with P. jiroveci is a recognized problem after lung transplantation and should be monitored. The percentage of infected patients is higher in patients treated with a cyclosporine-based regimen in comparison to those treated with tacrolimus.
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- J Wojarski
- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
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- Laboratory of Transplant Immunology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
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- Microbiology Department, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland.
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Immunosuppressive agents predispose patients to legionnaire's disease. Patients receiving tumor necrosis factor antagonists are generally not severely immunocompromised by the underlying disease. In patients with malignancy receiving immunosuppressive therapies, it is difficult to balance the underlying disease versus the therapy used. Transplant recipients are often on multiple drugs, including immunosuppressants. It seems that immunosuppressive drugs add to the risk for legionella infection. The index of suspicion should be high for legionella infection early during a compatible clinical syndrome. The control of Legionella species and prevention of transmission should be the foremost goal in protecting susceptible populations from Legionnaire's disease.
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van Heijnsbergen E, Schalk JAC, Euser SM, Brandsema PS, den Boer JW, de Roda Husman AM. Confirmed and Potential Sources of Legionella Reviewed. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:4797-815. [PMID: 25774976 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Legionella bacteria are ubiquitous in natural matrices and man-made systems. However, it is not always clear if these reservoirs can act as source of infection resulting in cases of Legionnaires' disease. This review provides an overview of reservoirs of Legionella reported in the literature, other than drinking water distribution systems. Levels of evidence were developed to discriminate between potential and confirmed sources of Legionella. A total of 17 systems and matrices could be classified as confirmed sources of Legionella. Many other man-made systems or natural matrices were not classified as a confirmed source, since either no patients were linked to these reservoirs or the supporting evidence was weak. However, these systems or matrices could play an important role in the transmission of infectious Legionella bacteria; they might not yet be considered in source investigations, resulting in an underestimation of their importance. To optimize source investigations it is important to have knowledge about all the (potential) sources of Legionella. Further research is needed to unravel what the contribution is of each confirmed source, and possibly also potential sources, to the LD disease burden.
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- Eri van Heijnsbergen
- †National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, A. van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, 3721 MA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- †National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, A. van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, 3721 MA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- ‡Regional Public Health Laboratory Kennemerland, Haarlem, Boerhaavelaan 26, 2035 RC Haarlem, The Netherlands
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- †National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, A. van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, 3721 MA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- ‡Regional Public Health Laboratory Kennemerland, Haarlem, Boerhaavelaan 26, 2035 RC Haarlem, The Netherlands
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- †National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, A. van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, 3721 MA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- §Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 2, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Ferranti G, Marchesi I, Favale M, Borella P, Bargellini A. Aetiology, source and prevention of waterborne healthcare-associated infections: a review. J Med Microbiol 2014; 63:1247-1259. [DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.075713-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The purpose of this review is to discuss the scientific literature on waterborne healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) published from 1990 to 2012. The review focuses on aquatic bacteria and describes both outbreaks and single cases in relation to patient characteristics, the settings and contaminated sources. An overview of diagnostic methods and environmental investigations is summarized in order to provide guidance for future case investigations. Lastly, on the basis of the prevention and control measures adopted, information and recommendations are given. A total of 125 reports were included, 41 describing hospitalized children. All cases were sustained by opportunistic pathogens, mainly Legionellaceae, Pseudomonadaceae and Burkholderiaceae. Hot-water distribution systems were the primary source of legionnaires’ disease, bottled water was mainly colonized by Pseudomonaceae, and Burkholderiaceae were the leading cause of distilled and sterile water contamination. The intensive care unit was the most frequently involved setting, but patient characteristics were the main risk factor, independent of the ward. As it is difficult to avoid water contamination by microbes and disinfection treatments may be insufficient to control the risk of infection, a proactive preventive plan should be put in place. Nursing staff should pay special attention to children and immunosuppressed patients in terms of tap-water exposure and also their personal hygiene, and should regularly use sterile water for rinsing/cleaning devices.
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- Greta Ferranti
- Department of Diagnostic, Clinical and Public Health Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic, Clinical and Public Health Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic, Clinical and Public Health Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic, Clinical and Public Health Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic, Clinical and Public Health Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Cervera C, Linares L, Bou G, Moreno A. Multidrug-resistant bacterial infection in solid organ transplant recipients. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2012; 30 Suppl 2:40-8. [PMID: 22542034 DOI: 10.1016/s0213-005x(12)70081-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The most frequent complication from infection after solid organ transplantation is bacterial infection. This complication is more frequent in organ transplantation involving the abdominal cavity, such as liver or pancreas transplantation, and less frequent in heart transplant recipients. The sources, clinical characteristics, antibiotic resistance and clinical outcomes vary according to the time of onset after transplantation. Most bacterial infections during the first month post-transplantation are hospital acquired, and there is usually a high incidence of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections. The higher incidence of complications from bacterial infection in the first month post-transplantation may be associated with high morbidity. Of special interest due to their frequency are infections by S. aureus, enterococci, Gram-negative enteric and non-fermentative bacilli. Opportunistic bacterial infections may occur at any time on the posttransplant timeline, but are more frequent between months two and six, the period in which immunosuppression is higher. The most frequent bacterial species causing opportunistic infections in organ transplant recipients are Listeria monocytogenes and Nocardia spp. After month six, posttransplantation solid organ transplant patients usually develop conventional community-acquired bacterial infections, especially urinary tract infections by E. coli and S. pneumoniae pneumonia. In this article we review the clinical characteristics, epidemiology, diagnosis and prognosis of bacterial infections in solid organ transplant patients.
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- Carlos Cervera
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Gudiol C, Garcia-Vidal C, Fernández-Sabé N, Verdaguer R, Lladó L, Roca J, Gil-Vernet S, Carratalà J. Clinical features and outcomes of Legionnaires' disease in solid organ transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis 2009; 11:78-82. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2008.00337.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bacteria and myobacteria are important pulmonary pathogens in transplant recipients and are the focus of this article. Although considerable overlap exists, there are significant differences in the epidemiology and clinical presentation of these organisms in solid organ transplant (SOT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. The first section of this article focuses on infections in SOT recipients (predominantly heart, liver, lung, and kidney transplant recipients), and the latter addresses these infections in HSCT recipients.
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- Leanne B Gasink
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Bencini MA, Yzerman EPF, Koornstra RHT, Nolte CCM, den Boer JW, Bruin JP. A case of Legionnaires' disease caused by aspiration of ice water. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 2005; 60:302-6. [PMID: 17447574 DOI: 10.3200/aeoh.60.6.302-306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The authors discuss the case of a 79-year-old patient who suffered from a swallowing disorder and developed Legionnaires' disease 2 days after her dismissal from an orthopedics ward, where she had recovered from hip surgery. To determine the source of the Legionnaires' disease, the authors performed an environmental investigation, which included a national, standardized questionnaire and a microbiological investigation of suspected sources. The investigation revealed ice from an ice-making machine in the hospital as the most probable source of the infection through aspiration, even though the hospital had rigorously adhered to strict assessment and decontamination schedules. The infectious serogroup was one that was not common to the area. From the data available, the authors inferred that a dose of 1-2000 colony-forming units might have caused Legionnaires' disease in this patient.
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- Max A Bencini
- Regional Public Health Laboratory of Haarlem, The Netherlands.
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Ortolano GA, McAlister MB, Angelbeck JA, Schaffer J, Russell RL, Maynard E, Wenz B. Hospital water point-of-use filtration: a complementary strategy to reduce the risk of nosocomial infection. Am J Infect Control 2005; 33:S1-19. [PMID: 15940112 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cholera, hepatitis and typhoid are well-recognized water-borne illnesses that take the lives of many every year in areas of uncontrollable flood, but far less attention is afforded to the allegedly safe potable water in affluent nations and the presumed healthful quality of water in communities and hospitals. Recent literature, however, points to increasing awareness of serious clinical sequelae particularly experienced by immunocompromised patients at high risk for disease and death from exposure to water-borne microbes in hospitals. This review reflects the literature indicting hospital water as an important source for nosocomial infections, examines patient populations at greatest risk, uncovers examples of failures in remedial water treatment methods and the reasons for them, and introduces point-of-use water filtration as a practical alternative or complementary component of an infection control strategy that may reduce the risk of nosocomial infections.
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Legionella. Am J Transplant 2004; 4 Suppl 10:25-7. [PMID: 15504207 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6135.2004.00721.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Grove DI, Lawson PJ, Burgess JS, Moran JL, O'Fathartaigh MS, Winslow WE. An outbreak of Legionella longbeachae infection in an intensive care unit? J Hosp Infect 2002; 52:250-8. [PMID: 12473468 DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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During a nine-day period, five patients in a 14-bed intensive care unit (ICU) were shown to have seroconverted with a four-fold or greater rise in serum antibody titre to Legionella longbeachae serogroup 1. A further two patients were observed to have high titres consistent with previous exposure but earlier serum samples were not available for comparison. No patients had antibody responses to Legionella pneumophila serogroups 1 and 2. L. longbeachae was not cultured from respiratory secretions from patients or from the environment within the unit. Legionella anisa was recovered from one cooling tower on the ninth floor of the tower block. The ICU is located on the first floor of the same tower and receives external air from two vents, one on the eastern and the other on the western aspect. All patients with serological evidence of L. longbeachae infection were concomitantly infected with multiresistant Staphylococcus aureus, and were located in bays on the eastern side of the unit. A large pigeon nest was discovered within 1-2 m of the eastern vent. Following removal of the birds' nest, no further cases were seen on routine screening of all patients within the unit over the next eight weeks. Alternatively, seroconversion may have been related to demolition of the adjacent nine-storey nurses home. This was begun one month before the first case was diagnosed and was completed four months later. The periodic northerly winds could have carried legionellae from the demolition site directly over the block housing the ICU and may have concentrated them near the eastern air vent. All patients had pneumonia, which was probably multifactorial in origin. There is some uncertainty whether the serological responses seen were an epiphenomenon or were truly indicative of infection with L. longbeachae.
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- D I Grove
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Holmes GP, Bond GB, Fader RC, Fulcher SF. A Cluster of cases of Mycobacterium szulgai keratitis that occurred after laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis. Clin Infect Dis 2002; 34:1039-46. [PMID: 11914991 DOI: 10.1086/339487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2001] [Revised: 11/19/2001] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is a recently developed ophthalmic procedure. When 2 patients developed keratitis caused by Mycobacterium szulgai after they underwent LASIK surgery, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of all LASIK procedures performed at Scott & White Clinic (Temple, Texas) during a 4.5-month period. Seven patients had compatible symptoms and signs, 5 of whom had confirmed M. szulgai keratitis. Five cases occurred among 30 procedures performed by doctor A, and there were no cases among 62 procedures performed by doctor B (approximate relative risk, 12.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.6-679.0; P=.0029). Doctor A had chilled syringes of saline solution in ice for intraoperative lavage-the only factor that differentiated the procedures of the 2 surgeons. Cultures of samples from the source ice machine's drain identified M. szulgai; the strain was identical to isolates recovered from all confirmed cases and differed from 4 standard M. szulgai strains, as determined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Intraoperative contamination from ice water apparently led to M. szulgai keratitis in these patients.
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- Gary P Holmes
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic, Temple, TX, 76508, USA.
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Mathys W, Deng MC, Meyer J, Junge-Mathys E. Fatal nosocomial Legionnaires' disease after heart transplantation: clinical course, epidemiology and prevention strategies for the highly immunocompromized host. J Hosp Infect 1999; 43:242-6. [PMID: 10582192 DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1999.0628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Rampling A, Butt CJ, West AA, Tully M, Palmer KT. Community-acquired Legionnaires' disease following minimal exposure to a contaminated source. J Infect 1997; 35:300-2. [PMID: 9459407 DOI: 10.1016/s0163-4453(97)93346-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A case of community-acquired Legionnaires' disease (LD) is described. The source of infection was traced to a push-on tap at the end of a long spur from the hot circulation system in a large old residential building which had been unoccupied for several weeks. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 subgroup Pontiac was isolated from the patient's sputum and from the contaminated water supply. Isolates were shown to be indistinguishable from one another when subtyped by pulsed field gel electrophoresis of chromosomal DNA.
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- A Rampling
- Public Health Laboratory, West Dorset Hospital, Dorchester, UK
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Rutala WA, Weber DJ. Uses of inorganic hypochlorite (bleach) in health-care facilities. Clin Microbiol Rev 1997; 10:597-610. [PMID: 9336664 PMCID: PMC172936 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.10.4.597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 297] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Hypochlorite has been used as a disinfectant for more than 100 years. It has many of the properties of an ideal disinfectant, including a broad antimicrobial activity, rapid bactericidal action, reasonable persistence in treated potable water, ease of use, solubility in water, relative stability, relative nontoxicity at use concentrations, no poisonous residuals, no color, no staining, and low cost. The active species is undissociated hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Hypochlorites are lethal to most microbes, although viruses and vegetative bacteria are more susceptible than endospore-forming bacteria, fungi, and protozoa. Activity is reduced by the presence of heavy metal ions, a biofilm, organic material, low temperature, low pH, or UV radiation. Clinical uses in health-care facilities include hyperchlorination of potable water to prevent Legionella colonization, chlorination of water distribution systems used in hemodialysis centers, cleaning of environmental surfaces, disinfection of laundry, local use to decontaminate blood spills, disinfection of equipment, decontamination of medical waste prior to disposal, and dental therapy. Despite the increasing availability of other disinfectants, hypochlorites continue to find wide use in hospitals.
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- W A Rutala
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, USA
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- J E Stout
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA
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Rutala WA, Weber DJ. Water as a Reservoir of Nosocomial Pathogens. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1997. [DOI: 10.2307/30141486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Graman PS, Quinlan GA, Rank JA. Nosocomial Legionellosis Traced to a Contaminated Ice Machine. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1997. [DOI: 10.2307/30141491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Graman PS, Quinlan GA, Rank JA. Nosocomial legionellosis traced to a contaminated ice machine. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1997; 18:637-40. [PMID: 9309436 DOI: 10.1086/647689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate a case of nosocomial legionellosis, identify pathways of transmission, and effect control of the environmental source. DESIGN Case investigation and environmental culture surveillance. SETTING A 720-bed university teaching hospital. CASE PATIENT: A ventilator-dependent 66-year-old male developed nosocomial pneumonia due to Legionella pneumophila serogroup 6 after 3 months in an intensive-care unit (ICU). The patient had no intake of potable water except for ice chips from an ice machine in the ICU. RESULTS Cultures revealed L pneumophila serogroup 6 in the ice (4.3 colony-forming units/mL) and ice machine cold water (too numerous to count). Cultures from adjacent hot and cold taps, plus taps located near the patient, all were negative; ice machines and cold water on seven other patient units also were negative. Only sterile water had been used for tube feedings, mouth care, suctioning, and ventilator humidification. Hospital hot water previously had been colonized with L pneumophila serogroup 6, but all surveillance water cultures had been negative since chlorination of the hot-water system began the previous year; cold-water cultures had never before grown Legionella. The ice machine was disinfected with a 2-hour flush of 2.625% sodium hypochlorite. The supply line to the ice machine was replaced, and the cold-water pipe from the floor below was treated with 83 ppm sodium hypochlorite for 48 hours. All follow-up surveillance cultures of the ice machine remained negative through mid-1996. No additional cases of nosocomial legionellosis occurred. CONCLUSIONS Ice machines may be reservoirs of L pneumophila in hospitals. Both ice and water dispensed from these machines may be contaminated, and nosocomial transmission may occur. Successful long-term decontamination and control can be accomplished with shock chlorination.
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- P S Graman
- Department of Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA
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BANGSBORG JETTEMARIE. Antigenic and genetic characterization of Leaionella Proteins: Contribution to taxonomy, diagnosis and pathogenesis. APMIS 1997. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.1997.tb05599.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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