Nosocomial invasive aspergillosis in a heart transplant patient acquired during a break in the HEPA air filtration system.
Munoz, P. 1; Guinea, J. 1; Pelaez, T. 1; Duran, C. 2; Blanco, J. L. 2; Bouza, E. 1
[Report] Transplant Infectious Disease. 6(1):50-54, March 2004.

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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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