Investigating a cluster of pediatric oncology invasive fungal infections-Lessons learned

• Main Authors: Angelette Terk (Author), Jennifer Ormsby (Author), Paula Conrad (Author), Catherine Svensson (Author), David Barry (Author), David Davis (Author), Ana Vaughan Malloy (Author), Tom Sandora (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In spring 2021, the infection prevention and control department at a pediatric academic medical center identified 3 oncology patients with concern for invasive Rhizopus spp infections. An in-depth investigation was conducted, but a common source of the fungus was not identified. In Augus...