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Case Reports
. 2004 Mar;6(1):50-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2004.00047.x.

Nosocomial invasive aspergillosis in a heart transplant patient acquired during a break in the HEPA air filtration system

P Muñoz  1 , J Guinea, T Peláez, C Durán, J L Blanco, E Bouza
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Nosocomial invasive aspergillosis in a heart transplant patient acquired during a break in the HEPA air filtration system

P Muñoz et al. Transpl Infect Dis. 2004 Mar.

Abstract

We report a case of nosocomially acquired invasive aspergillosis (IA) in a low-risk heart transplant recipient due to a break in the air conditioning system. A high overload of Aspergillus spores in the intensive care unit room led this patient to acquire IA. Identical environmental and patient isolates allowed our hypothesis to be confirmed and a very precise incubation time to be estimated.

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