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Nosocomial Dermatitis Caused by Dermanyssus gallinae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

A. P. Bellanger ,
C. Bories ,
F. Foulet ,
S. Bretagne  and
F. Botterel
A. P. Bellanger
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor (AP-HP), Créteil, France
C. Bories
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor (AP-HP), Créteil, France
F. Foulet
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor (AP-HP), Créteil, France
S. Bretagne
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor (AP-HP), Créteil, France
F. Botterel*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor (AP-HP), Créteil, France
*
Laboratoire de Parasito-logie-Mycologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, 51 avenue du Général De Lattre de Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France ([email protected])
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Abstract

The mite Dermanyssus gallinae may cause pruritic dermatitis in humans. We describe a case of nosocomial infestation with D. gallinae from an abandoned pigeon nest suspended on the front wall of the Hôpital Henri Mondor near a window. Close surveillance and regular destruction of pigeon nests could prevent these incidents of infection in humans.

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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , March 2008 , pp. 282 - 283
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2008

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