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8493226

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-15
pubmed:abstractText
In sterile hospital units filamentous fungal infections are an unacceptable risk in patients with prolonged agranulocytosis. The occurrence of 3 successive cases in the Sterile unit of University Hospital of Grenoble prompted us to investigate in all elements of sterile unit, and notably food-processing. Two cooked rice dishes given to these patients were found to contain a substantial amount of Aspergillus fumigatus and were probably responsible for these infections. A more detailed study was carried out to evaluate the degree of food contamination by fungi in sterile unit. The study included 97 cooked dishes which had been sterilized in a 250 degrees oven for 40 minutes and 176 industrially packed foods delivered in single packs (e.g. milk and its derivatives, sweets and drinks). Each foodstuff was mycologically examined 3 to 5 times in different packs according to a procedure used in food analysis laboratories and raised to the standards of mycological examination. In this way, a 3-monthly food testing protocol in sterile unit could be set up. This protocol has a dual purpose: regular checking of the cooked dishes chain and maximum diversification of the dishes.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0755-4982
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
6
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
157-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
[Food-related fungal infection risk in agranulocytosis. Mycological control of 273 food items offered to patients hospitalized in sterile units].
pubmed:affiliation
Département de Parasitologie-Mycologie médicale et moléculaire, ERS CNRS 1344, CHU A. Michallon, Grenoble.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract