Investigation of a Prolonged and Large Outbreak of Healthcare-Associated Mucormycosis Cases in an Acute Care Hospital-Arkansas, June 2019-May 2021.

Alexander M JordanAllison E JamesJeremy A W GoldKaren WuJanet GlowiczFrankie WolfeKeyur VyasAnastasia LitvintsevaLalitha GadeHazel LiverettMary AlversonMary BurgessAmy WilsonRuoran LiIsaac BenowitzTrent GulleyNaveen PatilRohan ChakravortyWinston ChuAtul KothariBrendan R JacksonKelley GarnerMitsuru Toda

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)

We describe the largest, single-center, HCM outbreak reported to date. Our findings underscore the importance of hospital-based monitoring for HCM and increased attention to the safe handling of laundered linens.

Keyphrases

acute care
healthcare
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
working memory
heart failure
emergency department