Nosocomial Outbreak of Candida parapsilosis Fungemia Related to Intravenous Infusions

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 137, Issue 12, 1977, Pages 1686-1689

  Plouffe, Joseph F ^a   Brown, Don G ^b   Silva, Joseph ^c   Eck, Terrence ^d   Stricof, Rachel L ^c   Fekety, F Robert ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental Health and Safety ^*  (United States)

^c Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CASEIN HYDROLYSATE; GLUCOSE;

BURN; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CLINICAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNGUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITORING; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; SEPTICEMIA; THERAPY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ADULT; AGED; BURNS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEPSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0017585810     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1977.03630240022010     Document Type: Article

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