Use of random amplified polymorphic DNA as a typing method for Candida albicans in epidemiological surveillance of a burn unit

Author:

Robert F1,Lebreton F1,Bougnoux M E1,Paugam A1,Wassermann D1,Schlotterer M1,Tourte-Schaefer C1,Dupouy-Camet J1

Affiliation:

1. Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France.

Abstract

Burn patients are particularly exposed to deep-seated nosocomial infections caused by Candida species. Superficial carriage of C. albicans is a potential source of infection and dissemination, and typing methods could be useful to trace the different isolates. We report the use of random amplified polymorphic DNA to type isolates of C. albicans in the Hôpital Cochin burn unit. This molecular typing method, which is based on PCR with arbitrary short primers, was evaluated on a panel of 32 C. albicans strains isolated from various anatomical sites of unrelated patients, and the strains showed 22 different patterns. Random amplified polymorphic DNA was then used in the epidemiological surveillance of the patients in the burn unit over a 9-month period. Seven patterns were identified among 84 isolates from 18 patients. One pattern (pattern A) corresponding to isolates from 7 of the 18 patients (68% of isolates) predominated throughout the 9-month study, while some strains with other profiles were isolated only once. Some profiles appeared to show a particular geographic pattern within the unit, suggesting transmission from room to room. These results underline the importance of fungal surveillance in such patients and the need to inform nursing staff of measures to prevent the spread of Candida spp. from patient to patient.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

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