Nosocomial malaria transmissions resolved by genomic analyses - a retrospective case report study in France (2007-2021).

Romain CoppéeVéronique SarrasinRizwana ZaffaroulahAzza BouzayeneMarc ThellierHarold NoëlJérôme ClainSandrine Houzénull null

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)

Our study demonstrates that genomics analyses may resolve nosocomial malaria transmissions, despite the uncertainty regarding the modes of contamination. Nosocomial transmission of potentially life-threatening parasites should be taken into consideration in settings or occasions where compliance with universal precautions is not rigorous.

Keyphrases

plasmodium falciparum
acinetobacter baumannii
klebsiella pneumoniae
single cell
drinking water
multidrug resistant
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